With continuing controversy about the future direction of the EU, this groundbreaking book argues that Europe has a Common Agricultural Policy in name only. Based on a comparison between the UK, France, Poland, the Netherlands, Greece and Ireland, it shows how agriculture and rural policy is more diverse than generally recognised. - Съдържа: 1. Introduction -- 2. Perspectives on the agricultural policy process -- 3. National actors and agricultural policy -- 4. agricultural policy environment -- 5. Setting the agricultural policy agenda -- 6. Policy formulation and policy choices -- 7. Policy implementation -- 8. Agricultural policy in Europe : less common? : less about agriculture?.*