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Agricultural pressure groups and the origins of the Common Agricultural Policy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 July 2009

Richard T. Griffiths
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Abstract

Against the background of over a hundred years, during which national farming lobbies became ever more resilient, this article examines the processes leading to the creation of the European Union's common agricultural policy. It demonstrates how, in the aftermath of the Second World War, the agricultural issue acquired an international dimension. It argues further, that this coincided with an increasing penetration of governments by the farming lobby. Finally, it describes the protectionist factors that determined the form of the Rome Treaty's articles on agriculture and the forces that ensured their implementation.

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European Review , Volume 3 , Issue 3 , July 1995 , pp. 233 - 242
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Copyright © Academia Europaea 1995

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