But we drew another conclusion, both from the New Deal experience and especially the Great Society era which expanded on it, that has proved to be less defensible: that social programs of all types can be managed or funded by government to good effect.
Researchers addressing the British Association's science festival in Leicester last month said a new directive from Brussels could lead to radical changes in the way agricultural land was managed across Europe, with some types of farming being scaled back or even abandoned in some of their traditional areas.