Trump's $12 billion farm subsidies are a solution to a political problem of his own making

Rickard, Stephanie ORCID: 0000-0001-7886-9513 (2018) Trump's $12 billion farm subsidies are a solution to a political problem of his own making. USApp - American Politics and Policy Blog (30 Jul 2018). Website.

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Last week, President Trump announced a 12 billion program of farm subsidies to assist farmers hurt by his escalating trade war with China, Canada, and other countries. Stephanie Rickard, author of a new book on government subsidies, Spending to Win, argues that this kind of financial assistance is almost always introduced to help domestic producers harmed by tariff reductions, not increases.

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2018/07/30/trumps...
Additional Information:	© 2018 The Author
Divisions:	Phelan United States Centre
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions J Political Science > JA Political science (General) J Political Science > JK Political institutions (United States)
JEL classification:	H - Public Economics > H2 - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue
Date Deposited:	12 Dec 2018 10:18
Last Modified:	10 Sep 2025 06:39
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/91227

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