Abstract
Volume 2 of the Handbook of Agricultural Economics covers three large fields : environment, macroeconomics, and agricultural and food policy. Some chapters aim at exposing the matter and others are excessively technical regarding the story told, some are just a recollection, but others find a very good balance. The amount of works of the profession is impressive, and the sense of progress is real, even if limits are identified. Information and institutions have gained attention compared to quantitative methods which are no longer covered as such : may be a sign of professional maturity. There is no unique message in the Handbook, there are even contradictions and lively debates : this is a sign of good health. Even if faith in markets prevails, almost as a doctrine in some chapters, focus is also made on some limits of private property and free markets. The approach is pragmatic and stresses empirical relevance. The reading is a must for advanced students and for all academics who whish to avoid staying narrow on their own topic.
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