Bruce L. Gardner

About The Author

Bruce L. Gardner (1942–2008), a graduate of the University of Illinois and the University of Chicago, was Distinguished Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of Maryland, College Park and Interim Dean, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Maryland. He was a Senior Staff Economist on the Presidents Council of Economic Advisors and Assistant Secretary for Economics, U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Books by Bruce L. Gardner

Plowshares & Pork Barrels

The Political Economy of Agriculture

By E. C. Pasour Jr. and Randall R. Rucker
Foreword by Bruce L. Gardner
Plowshares & Pork Barrels provides the historical and economic context necessary to make sense of U.S. agricultural policy and examines possible market-based alternatives that could benefit consumers and ensure the advancement of American agriculture in an...
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Agriculture and the State

Market Processes and Bureaucracy

By E. C. Pasour Jr.
Foreword by Bruce L. Gardner
Here is an irreverent, insightful view of farm programs in the United States, clearly separating political rhetoric from economic reality.
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