The economic or the ecological way? Basic alternatives for the EC's agricultural policy
指出欧共体绿皮书中的政策建议与目标不一致，提出通过征税减少增产投入、以直接收入补贴和退休金支持欠发达地区农业，从而减少过剩生产并促进生态友好型土地利用。
The policy proposals presented in the Green Paper are not consistent with the stated objectives. They will not prevent a rapid decrease in the number of farms and the abolition of farming in the less-favored regions. After a systematic discussion of the various policy alternatives and their implications, a proposal is developed to reduce output by decreasing the use of yield-increasing inputs and to support farming in the less-favored areas by direct-income aids and retirement payments. The reduction in the use of yield- increasing inputs, particularly nitrogen, can be achieved by imposing a tax. This policy would not only reduce surplus production but would also encourage a less intensive and ecologically more desirable use of the land. Copyright 1987 by Oxford University Press.