Download or read online Transition and Price Stabilization Policies in East European Agriculture written by Emil Maria Claassen, published by Food & Agriculture Org. which was released on 1994. Get Transition and Price Stabilization Policies in East European Agriculture Books now! Available in PDF, ePub and Kindle.

The vast majority of the world's poorest households depend on farming for their livelihood. During the 1960s and 1970s, most developing countries imposed pro-urban and anti-agricultural policies, while many high-income countries restricted agricultural imports and subsidized their farmers. Both sets of policies inhibited economic growth and poverty alleviation in developing

Download or read online Agriculture and the Transition to the Market written by Karen McConnell Brooks, published by World Bank Publications which was released on 1991. Get Agriculture and the Transition to the Market Books now! Available in PDF, ePub and Kindle.

The former USSR could become self-sufficient in food, but in the medium term will probably remain a net agricultural importer - if it can persuade exporters to extend credit. But Central Eastern European agricultural exports are likely to expand. Central Eastern Europe could become a tougher, more aggressive player in

Of the ten Central and Eastern European countries that have applied for membership in the European Union, Romania ranks among the largest and most impoverished. Romania represents the final challenge in the European Union's enlargement to the east, largely due to its major, but underdeveloped, agriculture and food sectors. The

This paper is a contribution to efforts to increase the understanding of changes in the transition economies, with an emphasis on agriculture, focusing on Hungary and Poland. The author draws on over three decades of experience in working in Central and Eastern Europe. After evaluating the policy and programme responses

An agricultural transition when demand is constrained is more difficult to manage than when the fruits of institutional change and productivity growth find ready outlets. Any progress on the demand side -- by increasing domestic demand or improving performance in export markets -- will give a major impetus to the

This year's special section (Part 3) entitled 'Economic impacts of transboundary plant pests and animal diseases'.