The Economics of Commodity Promotion Programs

The Economics of Commodity Promotion Programs
Author: Harry Mason Kaiser
Publisher: Peter Lang
Total Pages: 448
Release: 2005
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780820472713

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Mandated agricultural commodity promotion programs - such as «Got Milk» - are highly visible, economically important, and controversial. In recent years, these programs have spent more than $1 billion on generic commodity promotion. They are authorized by producer referenda and funded using mandatory commodity taxes on producers and/or handlers. These programs have been the subject of much dispute and litigation, especially in California, which is home to a large number of them. This book takes a comprehensive look at the economic consequences and the resulting legal implications of commodity promotion programs in California, and distills the key consequences for similar programs on a national scale.