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Author:   F. Bailey Norwood (Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, Oklahoma State University, USA) ,  Jayson L. Lusk (Professor and Willard Sparks Endowed Chair, Department of Agricultural Economics, Oklahoma State University, USA)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.20cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 23.70cm
Weight:   0.696kg
ISBN:  

9780199551163

ISBN 10:   0199551162
Pages:   424
Publication Date:   28 April 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1: Economics and the Farm Animal Welfare Debate 2: A Complex Relationship: A Natural and Cultural History of Humans and Their Livestock 3: Animal Farms, Animal Activism: The Emergence of Factory Farms and Its Opposition 4: Animal Qualia: Investigating Animal Sentience 5: Raising the Animal: The Life of Birds, Pigs, and Cows 6: Talking With Philosophers: How Philosophers Discuss Farm Animal Welfare 7: Talking With Economists: How Economists Discuss Farm Animal Welfare 8: Your Eating Ethics: A Guide to Eating Based on Your Beliefs and Preferences 9: Consumer Expressions: The Willingness of Consumers to Pay Higher Food Prices in Return for Improved Animal Care 10: Farm Animal Welfare and the State 11: The Question Before Us

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Impressively detailed and documented in developing its themes ... remarkably informative about all sorts of things you didn't think would be relevant, and overall encourages the reader to press on to find out what you might learn about next. John McInerney, Animal Welfare

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Dr Norwood received his PhD from North Carolina State University and Masters Degree from Kansas State University. Dr Norwood's research focuses on consumer behaviour, food and livestock marketing, food policy, non-market valuation, and survey techniques. His research has resulted in numerous journal articles, agricultural newspaper articles, and an undergraduate textbook on agricultural marketing and price analysis. Dr Norwood true passion is teaching. He teaches an introductory course in agricultural economics, a senior-level course in data analysis, and advises over fifty students. Professor Lusk previously served on the faculties of Purdue University and Mississippi State University. Professor Lusk conducts research related to consumer behaviour and decision making, food and livestock marketing and policy, and non-market valuation. In the last 10 years, Lusk has published 3 books and over 100 articles in peer reviewed scientific journals, and has been invited to present his research at over 25 Universities in the US and abroad. He is Associate Editor for 6 academic journals including the American Journal of Agricultural Economics and the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management. Lusk was Chair of the American Agricultural Economics Association's Food and Agricultural Marketing Policy Section, and serves on the executive board of the Western Agricultural Economics Association and the Southern Agricultural Economics Association.

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