Structural change in the farming sectors in central and eastern Europe

This volume examines the reforms and policy changes necessary in the food and agriculture sectors of the ten countries that have started the accession process for eventual membership in the European Union (Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia). The papers in this volume are selected from the presentations at the Second World Bank/FAO EU Accession Workshop held in Warsaw, Poland, on June 27-29, 1999, and are organized around three topics: (I) Evolving Farm Structures and Competitiveness in Agriculture; (II) Land Laws and Legal Institutions for Development of Land Markets and Farm Restructuring; and (III) Development of Farm Services for Improved Competitiveness. This volume is intended for agricultural policy makers and government officials in the candidate countries, EU officials, World Bank and FAO staff, development scholars, and all others interested in the process of agricultural reform in Central Eastern Europe.