Environmental Co-operation and Institutional Change

Theories and Policies for European Agriculture

New Horizons in Environmental Economics series

Edited by Konrad Hagedorn, Professor of Resource Economics, Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany

Although the history of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is dominated by a process of centralisation, growing pressures to integrate agri-environmental problems into the CAP have revealed the need to embrace decentralised approaches in an efficient federal structure. Indeed, in recent years it has become increasingly evident that the agricultural sector must undergo fundamental changes in order to enter an era of sustainable development.

‘. . . I am convinced that Hagedorn’s book will form a key reading for years to come for anyone interested in wider aspects of farm co-operation and institutional change in Europe’s countryside, and, possibly most importantly, that the book will form a vital baseline against which findings from future research in the field of agricultural and rural co-operation will be assessed and validated.’
——杰夫·a·威尔逊,农村杂志》上Studies

‘The book is well-written and makes a significant contribution to the development of the principles and practices of dealing with agri-environmental problems. It is of relevance to a wide circle of readers, including researchers and politicians but also students and others concerned with agri-environmental issues.’
– Stefanie Engel and Ulrike Grote, Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture

‘. . . the book has the potential to provide something for everyone.’
– Stefan Bäckmann, European Review of Agricultural Economics