How to revitalise the cattle and dairy sectors under the WTO commitments has emerged as a major policy challenge for the Russian government. This article raises the question whether livestock recovery in East Germany does provide any insights that could be of value to current policy makers in...

This paper addresses the question whether the institutional environment of transition countries in Eastern Europe affects productivity growth in the agricultural sector. Situated in a neoclassical growth framework, a dynamic panel model for the period 1996-2005 provides evidence that poor...

Der Beitrag untersucht den Einfluss der Kofinanzierung innerhalb des Mehrebenensystems der EU auf die regionale Politikgestaltung und Prioritätensetzung anhand des Agrarumweltprogramms Sachsen-Anhalts. Dazu wird ein interaktiver linearer Programmierungsansatz genutzt, mit dem verschiedene...

The introduction of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) of the European Union was an important step for Bulgaria and Romania. However, their administrative capacity for managing CAP instruments is still evolving, and they face challenges in delivering services that are crucial for implementing...