THE POLITICAL-ECONOMY OF AGRICULTURAL POLICIES - A SURVEY

This paper gives an overview of the recent developments in the field o f the political economy and its applications to agricultural policies. It highlights the interaction between economic and political markets, political preferences, the influence of lobbying groups, voters and p oliticians, and the causes of (agricultural) protection. It discusses possible model specifications and their outcomes. Special attention is given to the impact and empirical results of political economy studie s of the Common Agricultural Policy. The paper concludes with a resear ch agenda.