The rural areas of Britain, Europe and the developed world are undergoing massive changes, with increasing concern about productivity, agricultural methods and environmental policy. Rural Politics examines the issues affecting rural areas, such as water pollution, forestry, and the greening of agricultural policy. It looks in particular at the political parameters to these issues and how concern for the countryside is essentially a part of a wider set of political processes. Rural Politics provides a much needed examination of the evolution and content of policies affecting today's countryside, both in terms of major land uses and economic and social development.
Acknowledgements. Introduction. Approaches to Policy Chapter 1. The Policy Process Chapter 2. The Institutional Framework Chapter 3. Policy Implementation and Evaluation Agricultural Policy Chapter 4. The Emergence of Agricultural Corporation Chapter 5. The State and the Farmer: Post-War Farm Policy Chapter 6. The Crisis of the Common Agricultural Policy Rural Environmental Policy Chapter 7. The Origins of Environmental Concern Chapter 8. Protecting Landscapes, Habitats and Wildlife Chapter 9. The Greening of Agricultural Policy Chapter 10. Agricultural Pollution Chapter 11. Farming's Rich Relation: Forestry Policy and Politics Chapter 12. Conclusions: Emerging Themes in Rural Policy
