TY - BOOK AU - Dean,Virgil W. TI - An opportunity lost: the Truman administration and the farm policy debate SN - 9780826265197 (electronic bk.) AV - HD1761 .D366 2006eb U1 - 338.1/87309044 22 PY - 2006/// CY - Columbia PB - University of Missouri Press KW - USA KW - Regierung KW - swd KW - Agriculture and state KW - United States KW - History KW - 20th century KW - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS KW - Industries KW - Agribusiness KW - bisacsh KW - TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING KW - Agriculture KW - Sustainable Agriculture KW - Agrarisch beleid KW - gtt KW - Agrarwissenschaft KW - Verenigde Staten KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-261) and index; Introduction -- The search begins -- The Eightieth Congress tries to "fix the roof" -- Farm policy and the election of 1948 -- The Brannan farm plan: agricultural panacea or political football? -- Reaction to the Brannan plan -- The Brannan plan in Congress -- The Brannan plan in 1950 N2 - "Examines Charles Brannan's agricultural plan, the farm policy debate, and Harry S. Truman's quest for a long-range agricultural program. Assesses Truman's relationships with farmers and with politicians and the search for a workable peacetime program, especially as it related to the parity price foundation and price supports"--Provided by publisher UR - http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=173648 ER -