Swinnen, JohanAnderson, Kym2012-05-292012-05-292008978-0-8213-7419-1https://hdl.handle.net/10986/6502The main purpose of this study is to assess the changing landscape of agricultural protection and taxation patterns in the region. The study is based on the EU-10 sample, plus Turkey, as well as seven countries in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS): Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan (the CIS-7). In 2000-04, these countries accounted for 89 percent of the region's agricultural value added, 91 percent of the population, and 95 percent of total gross domestic product (GDP). In agricultural subsidy and trade policy, analyses of politically feasible reforms or policy options for coping with structural changes (such as the current boom in energy raw material prices that has intersectoral Dutch disease effects) need to be based on a clear understanding of the recent and current extent of policy interventions and the political and economic forces behind the evolution of these interventions. The second purpose of this study is thus to improve our understanding of the political economy of distortions in agricultural incentives in countries in the region. Based on this better understanding, the study's third purpose is to explore the prospects for additional reductions in the distortions in agricultural incentives and their implications for the agricultural competitiveness and trade of countries in the region.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOADVANCED COUNTRIESAGRICULTURAL ECONOMICSAGRICULTURAL OUTPUTAGRICULTURAL POLICIESAGRICULTURAL POLICYAGRICULTURAL POLICY ISSUESAGRICULTURAL PRICEAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTSAGRICULTUREAPPLESARBITRAGEBEEFBENCHMARKBORDER PRICEBUDGETARY SUPPORTCENTRAL ASIANCENTRAL PLANNINGCENTRALLY PLANNED ECONOMYCOMMODITIESCOMMODITYCOMMODITY PRICESCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGECOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGESCOMPETITIVENESSCONSUMER PRICECONSUMER PRICESCONSUMERSCOPYRIGHT CLEARANCECOPYRIGHT CLEARANCE CENTERCOTTON PRICESCROPSDAIRYDEBTDEMOGRAPHICDEPRESSED PRICESDEVALUATIONDEVALUATIONSDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDIRECT PAYMENTSDOMESTIC MARKETDOMESTIC MARKETSDOMESTIC PRICEECONOMIC REFORMECONOMIC RESEARCHECONOMICSEGGENERGY EXPORTSENERGY PRICESEXCHANGE RATEEXCHANGE RATE SYSTEMSEXCHANGE RATESEXPENDITUREEXPORT MARKETSEXPORT SECTOREXPORT SECTORSEXPORTSFACTOR PRICESFARMERSFARMSFEEDFINANCIAL FLOWSFOOD CHAINFOOD CONSUMPTIONFOOD EXPORTSFOOD INDUSTRIESFOOD INDUSTRYFOOD POLICIESFOOD PROCESSINGFOOD PROCESSORSFOOD PRODUCTSFOOD QUALITYFOOD SECURITYFOOD STAPLESFOODSFOREIGN CURRENCIESFOREIGN CURRENCYFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTFOREIGN EXCHANGEFOREIGN INVESTMENTFREE TRADEFREE TRADE AGREEMENTGDP PER CAPITAGLOBAL ECONOMYGLOBAL EXPORTSGOVERNMENT INTERVENTIONGOVERNMENT INTERVENTIONSGOVERNMENT REGULATIONGRAINSGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTGROSS VALUEGROWTH RATESHUMAN CAPITALHUNGERIMPERFECT COMPETITIONINEFFICIENCYINFLATIONINPUT PRICESINSTITUTIONAL CONSTRAINTSINSTITUTIONAL INFRASTRUCTUREINSURANCEINTEREST RATEINTERNATIONAL MARKETINTERNATIONAL MARKETSINTERNATIONAL TRADEINVENTORYLAND RESOURCESLIBERALIZATIONSLIVESTOCKLIVESTOCK PRODUCTSMACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCEMAIZEMARKET ECONOMIESMARKET ECONOMYMARKET PRICEMARKET PRICESMARKET REFORMMARKET REFORMSMARKETINGMERCHANDISEMERCHANDISE EXPORTSMILLSMONOPOLYMULTILATERAL TRADENATIONAL CURRENCIESNET EXPORTSOUTPUTSOVERVALUATIONOVERVALUED EXCHANGE RATESPENSIONSPER CAPITA INCOMEPER CAPITA INCOMESPLANNED ECONOMYPOLITICAL ECONOMYPORKPRICE DISTORTIONSPRICE SETTINGPRICE SUPPORTPRICE SUPPORTSPRODUCER PRICEPRODUCER PRICESPROPERTY RIGHTSRAPID GROWTHRAPID INDUSTRIALIZATIONREAL GDPREGIONAL TRADERENT SEEKINGRETAILRETAIL PRICESRURAL DEVELOPMENTSALESSECURITY CONCERNSSOFT BUDGET CONSTRAINTSSTARVATIONSTOCKSSUBSTITUTIONSUGARSURPLUSESTAXTAX RATESTAXATIONTRADE BALANCETRADE BARRIERSTRADE LIBERALIZATIONTRADE NEGOTIATIONSTRADE POLICIESTRADE POLICYTRADE TAXESTRANSACTION COSTSTRANSITION COUNTRIESTRANSITION ECONOMIESVALUE ADDEDWAGESWATER RESOURCESWEALTHWESTERN EUROPEWHEATWHOLESALERSWORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORSWORLD TRADEWORLD TRADE ORGANIZATIONWTOWorld Bank10.1596/978-0-8213-7419-1