Infrastructure Investments

Stephanie A. Mercier and Steve A. Halbrook ()
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Stephanie A. Mercier: Farm Journal Foundation
Steve A. Halbrook: University of Arkansas at Fayetteville

Chapter Chapter 7 in Agricultural Policy of the United States, 2020, pp 105-116 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Infrastructure gets ignored. We simply expect it to be there. For agriculture, we associate infrastructure with transportation, moving goods to the market. Our founding fathers viewed infrastructure as a private good. This chapter traces the evolution of government support for roads, canals, railroads, and modern highways to improve transportation. It also explores the development of rural electrification, telephone/interment service, and rural water systems. These government investments have increased agricultural productivity, opened new markets, facilitated new enterprises, and improved the quality of life in rural America.

Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-36452-6_7

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