A leading candidate for the 'markets most messed with' are world agricultural markets. The notion of a 'food crisis' has recently featured prominently in the media, and one has to wonder if these observations aren't related. We have a lot of readings (article 1), (article 2), (article 3), (article 4), (article 5), on agricultural policy this week. They raise many questions, but to jump right in with a big one - 'What would the world look like if all governments ended all of their many and varied agricultural policies?'
