The Transformation of the Agri-food System in Central and Eastern Europe and the New Independent States

by CABI

Overview

This book offers a coherent perspective on the transition to a market-based agri-food system in the Central and Eastern European Countries and the New Independent States of the former Soviet Union. It provides a formal analysis of the entire food chain from farm inputs to final consumers including imports and exports. Covering the major components of the agribusiness sector, food security, multinationals, commercial law, finance, building market institutions, and theoretical approaches to problems concerning prices, transactions costs, and bilateral monopoly, this book makes a highly original contribution to the literature on this topic and will be indispensable for agricultural and food economists.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780851991764
Publisher:	CABI
Publication date:	06/01/1997
Series:	CABI
Pages:	416
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.20(d)

Table of Contents

Part I: Introduction

Editorial Reviews

"Uses a systems perspective to analyze the entire food chain from farm inputs to final consumers, including imports and exports. Considers such stages as farm-level marketing, processing, distribution, and retailing. Other topics include food security, multinationals, commercial law, finance, and building market institutions. Theoretical studies are offered on such matters as prices, transaction costs, bilateral monopoly, and constraints on transition. Of interest to agricultural and food economists and to general economists interested in the economics of transition."—Reference & Research Book News

From the Publisher

Uses a systems perspective to analyze the entire food chain from farm inputs to final consumers, including imports and exports. Considers such stages as farm-level marketing, processing, distribution, and retailing. Other topics include food security, multinationals, commercial law, finance, and building market institutions. Theoretical studies are offered on such matters as prices, transaction costs, bilateral monopoly, and constraints on transition. Of interest to agricultural and food economists and to general economists interested in the economics of transition. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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