Background
Cochrane, Willard Wesley was born on May 15, 1914 in Fresno, California, United States. Son of Willard Wesley and Clara (Chambers) Cochrane.
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The World Food Problem A Guardedly Optimistic View
(1969, Hardcover, 331 pages)
1969, Hardcover, 331 pages
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Development of American Agriculture: A Historical Analysis
(Book by Cochrane, Willard W.)
Book by Cochrane, Willard W.
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Agricultural Development Planning: Economic Concepts, Administrative Procedures and Political Processes
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Development of American Agriculture: A Historical Analysis 2nd edition by Cochrane, Willard W. (1993) Paperback
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American Farm Policy, 1948-1973
(Book by Cochrane, Willard Wesley)
Book by Cochrane, Willard Wesley
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Economics of American Agriculture, 2nd Ed, June, 1961
(Written by Walter W. Wilcox and Willard W. Cochrane Publi...)
Written by Walter W. Wilcox and Willard W. Cochrane Publisher: Prentice-Hall, Inc. Englewood Cliffs, N. J. 2nd Ed, June, 1961 Hardcover, 538 pages, apprx. 6 x 8 1/2 inches, "Co-op Book Store, 108 W. Chimes St, Baton Rouge, LA" imprint, age wear and storage wear, spine still intact with slight looseness, all pages intact, a few have small bent edges, pencil markings scattered throughout book, cover has use wear
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Willard Wesley Cochrane
Edit ProfileEducation
Bachelor of Science, University California, Berkeley, 1937. Master of Science, Montana State College, 1938. Master of Public Administration (Littauer fellow), Harvard University, 1942.
Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1945. Doctor of Laws, Montana State University, 1967.
Career
Economist Department Agriculture, 1939-1941, 43-47, director agricultural economics, economic advisory to secretary, 1961-1964. With Food and Agriculture Organization, 1947-1948. Professor Pennsylvania State University, 1948-1951, University Minnesota, 1951-1959, professor agricultural economics, 1964-1965, 70-81, dean international programs, 1965-1970.
Retired, 1981; adjunct professor agricultural economics University California, Davis, since 1981. Visiting professor University Chicago, 1958-1959. Chairman Minnesota Governor's Study Commission on Agriculture, 1958.
Consultant Commodity Credit Corporation, United States Department Agriculture, Ford Foundation. Member Presidential Commission on Food and Fiber, 1965. Agricultural advisor to presidential candidate John F. Kennedy, 1960.
Achievements
Works
book
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American Farm Policy, 1948-1973
(Book by Cochrane, Willard Wesley)
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Development of American Agriculture: A Historical Analysis
(Book by Cochrane, Willard W.)
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The World Food Problem A Guardedly Optimistic View
(1969, Hardcover, 331 pages)
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Economics of American Agriculture, 2nd Ed, June, 1961
(Written by Walter W. Wilcox and Willard W. Cochrane Publi...)
- Farm prices, myth and reality
- Agricultural Development Planning: Economic Concepts, Administrative Procedures and Political Processes
- Development of American Agriculture: A Historical Analysis 2nd edition by Cochrane, Willard W. (1993) Paperback
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American Farm Policy, 1948-1973
Membership
Served as ensign United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1943. Fellow American Farm Economic Association (past president). Member American Agricultural Economics Association Clubs: Cosmos (Washington).
Connections
Married Mary Herget, August 23, 1942. Children: Willard Wesley, Stephen A., James M., Timothy S.
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Democrat