Teaching Case: Peanut Policy in the United States, 1996
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The text of this case is a transcript of a story broadcast on NPR's All Things Considered on January 22, 1996. The story concerns Congressional debate about agricultural programs, particularly the price support program for peanuts. The story includes statements from a member of Congress as well as representatives of peanut growers and peanut processors. The peanut program includes import restrictions, a price floor and peanut growing licenses, and this case describes those and includes statements from peanut growers, processors and consumers. Less
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Grade: Undergraduate to Graduate
Topics: Economics, American Democracy, History-Social Science, Professional Development
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