The book entitled Agricultural and Environmental Policies fills a gap in the Hungarian agricultural economics book market. It examines issues related to agricultural and food policies, why and how governments implement food and agricultural policies and why these policies vary at different stages in a country’s economic development. It discusses the nature of public policies implemented by countries. A special focus has been made on the Common Agricultural Policy of the European Union (CAP), more specifically on its history, reforms, recent trends and rural development measures.