The Challenge of Rural Developments in the EU Accession Countries : Third World Bank/FAO EU Accession Workshop, Sofia, Bulgaria, June 17-20, 2000

Csaki, CsabaLerman, Zvi2013-06-172013-06-172001-050-8213-4944-9https://hdl.handle.net/10986/13962This report examines the reforms and policy changes necessary in the rural section 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 report are selected from the presentations at the Third World Bank/FAO EU Accession Workshop held in Sofia, Bulgaria, on June 17-20, 2000, and are organized around four topics: 1) Defining the concepts of rural development-options for EU accession candidate countries; 2) Rural development in the European Union; 3) Rural development in Central and Eastern Europe; and 4) International experiences and the role of international organizations in supporting rural development in the EU accession countries.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESSION COUNTRIESAGRIBUSINESSAGRICULTURAL ECONOMICSAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENTAGRICULTURAL POLICIESAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTSAGRICULTURAL SECTORAGRICULTUREANALYTICAL SKILLSBIODIVERSITYCASE STUDIESCGIARCGIAR CONSULTATIVE GROUPCOMMODITIESCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGECOMPETITIVENESSCONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKCONSUMER EXPECTATIONSCURRENCY UNITDECENTRALIZATIONDECISION- MAKING PROCESSESDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICSDEVELOPMENT POLICIESDEVELOPMENT POLICYDEVELOPMENT PROGRAMSDEVELOPMENT PROJECTSDEVELOPMENT STRATEGYECOLOGYECONOMIC ACTIVITIESECONOMIC ANALYSISECONOMIC COOPERATIONECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC RESEARCHECONOMICS RESEARCHEMPOWERMENTENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITSEQUIPMENTEUROPEAN COMMISSIONFAOFARM ACTIVITIESFARM STRUCTURESFARMERSFARMINGFINANCIAL SYSTEMSFOOD INSECURITYFOREST MANAGEMENTFORESTRYFORESTSFREE TRADEGDPGENDERGNPGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTGROSS MARGINGROSS NATIONAL PRODUCTHUMAN CAPITALINCOME COUNTRIESINSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORKINTEGRATIONINTERNATIONAL TRADEIRRIGATIONLABOR MARKETSMARKETINGMUSANASHNATIONAL AVERAGENATIONAL EMPLOYMENTNATURAL RESOURCESNGOSPER CAPITA INCOMEPOLICY ANALYSISPOLICY CHANGESPOLICY DEVELOPMENTPOLICY MAKERSPOLICY MEASURESPOLICY RESEARCHPOVERTY REDUCTIONPROCESS OF RURAL DEVELOPMENTPUBLIC POLICYPUBLIC SERVICESREDUCING POVERTYREGIONAL DISPARITIESRESEARCH CENTERSRURAL AREASRURAL COMMUNITIESRURAL DEVELOPMENTRURAL ECONOMYRURAL POPULATIONSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSTRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENTSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT UNITTRADE POLICYTRANSITION COUNTRIESTRANSITION ECONOMIESTRANSITION PROCESSUNEMPLOYMENTUNITED NATIONSUNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTUSAIDVALUE ADDEDWATER RESOURCESWEALTHWORLD TRADE ORGANIZATIONWTOThe Challenge of Rural Developments in the EU Accession Countries : Third World Bank/FAO EU Accession Workshop, Sofia, Bulgaria, June 17-20, 2000World Bank10.1596/0-8213-4944-9