期刊名称:Agrarwirtschaft und Agrarsoziologie / Economie et Sociologie Rurales
印刷版ISSN:1023-3938
电子版ISSN:1023-3938
出版年度:2005
卷号:2005
期号:1
出版社:Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Agrarwirtschaft und Agrarsoziologie
摘要:Preferences with respect to agricultural policy have changed in
Germany and Switzerland. In the middle of the 20th century, food
self sufficiency and a certain cultural solidarity with farmers were
central issues. Today, farmers are expected to contribute to environmental
protection and safe food. Switzerland and Germany are
two examples of countries where national agricultural policies
have attempted to take the changing preferences into account.
However, in Germany the government had a hard time succeeding
since the general features of agricultural policy are decided by the
EU. Comparing Germany with Switzerland indicates that it might be
more appropriate to decide on agricultural policy on the national
rather than on a regional or supranational level.