Changes in Agricultural Markets in Transition Economies
by
William Liefert and Johan Swinnen
Agricultural Economic Report No. (AER-806) 36 pp, March 2002
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The report examines how economic reform in the transition countries of the former Soviet bloc has transformed the volume and mix of these countries' agricultural production, consumption, and trade. The report concludes that output decline has been an inevitable part of market reform and that the main goal of agricultural policy in the transition countries should not be to return output to pre-reform levels but rather to increase the productivity of input use.
Keywords: russia, ukraine, former soviet union, central and eastern european countries, transition economies, agricultural production, livestock sector, food consumption, trade, policy reform, productivity
In this publication...
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Abstract, Acknowledgments, Pdf file 13 kb
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Table of Contents, Pdf file 15 kb
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Summary, Pdf file 17 kb
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Introduction, Pdf file 17 kb
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Main Elements of Agricultural Reform in Transition Economies , Pdf file 20 kb
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How Reform Has Changed Agricultural Production, Consumption, and Trade, Pdf file 68 kb
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Why Forecasting Studies Underestimated the Decline in Output, Pdf file 26 kb
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Consumption and Food Security Concerns, Pdf file 21 kb
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Output Versus Productivity Growth as Reform Performance Indicators, Pdf file 42 kb
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Conclusion, Pdf file 18 kb
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References, Pdf file 26 kb
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Entire report, Pdf file 143 kb
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