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Agrarpolitik in Kasachstan
Petrick, Martin; Pomfret, Richard - 2016
Agriculture plays an important part in Kazakhstan´s self-image, and continues to be a significant economic sector …, employing about a third of the workforce. In the two decades since independence, agriculture has experienced dramatic swings in … sector. This article illustrates the steps taken to consolidate and improve Kazakhstan´s position as a major agricultural …
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Land reform in Moldova : how viable are emerging peasant farms? ; an assessment referring to a recent World Bank study
Petrick, Martin - 2000
unlikely that short- or long-term investment projects in agriculture can be credit funded. Currently, peasant farms are mainly … perspectives concerning a market-oriented, commercial private agriculture. … Landwirtschaft durch Kredite finanziert werden können, ist gegenwärtig gering. Zur Zeit werden private Bauernwirtschaften …
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Structural change and farm labour adjustments in a dualistic farm structure : a simulation study for the region Nitra in southwest Slovakia
Schnicke, Hauke; Happe, Kathrin; Sahrbacher, Christoph - 2007
This Discussion Paper explores interactions between structural impediments to labour adjustment, specific labour adjustment patterns and the impacts of differing economical and political frames. Based on the agent-based simulation framework AgriPoliS adjusted to the agricultural structure of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003567652
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Policies for inclusive urbanisation in China
Koen, Vincent; Herd, Richard; Wang, Xiao; Chalaux, Thomas - 2013
Urbanisation in China has long been held back by various restrictions on land and internal migration but has taken off since the 1990s, as these impediments started to be gradually relaxed. People have moved in large numbers to richer cities, where productivity is higher and has increased...
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Policies for Inclusive Urbanisation in China
Koen, Vincent; Herd, Richard; Wang, Xiao; Chalaux, Thomas - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2013
Urbanisation in China has long been held back by various restrictions on land and internal migration but has taken off since the 1990s, as these impediments started to be gradually relaxed. People have moved in large numbers to richer cities, where productivity is higher and has increased...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011276950
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Can the war in Ukraine thwart the green agricultural transformation in the EU? : political economy considerations regarding the case of Germany
Wandel, Jürgen - In: International journal of management and economics 59 (2023) 2, pp. 79-100
The war in Ukraine threatens global food security. At the same time, the European Union (EU) plans to advance the green transformation of its agro-food sector, which implies lower agricultural output. Relying on the political economy literature, this study examines if the war can thwart the...
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Institutions, reform policies and productivity growth in agriculture : evidence from former communist countries
Rizov, Marian - 2008
institutions, reforms and (labour) productivity growth in agriculture is analysed within an augmented neo-classical growth model …’ agriculture. …
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Promoting the multifunctionality of agriculture, forestry, and rural areas : design and implementation of public policies in Germany
Lehmann, Paul; Schleyer, Christian; Wüstemann, Henry; … - 2005
The multiple roles and functions of agriculture and forestry beyond those of supplying food and fibre, such as the … multifunctionality of agriculture, forestry, and rural areas, this report provides an overview of the scientific work that has been done …
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