Success and Failure of Reform: Insights from the Transition of Agriculture
分析了转型国家农业改革策略与经济绩效的关系，探讨了价格改革、土地改革和市场制度对产出和生产率的影响，为改革政策提供经验教训。
The paper analyzes the linkages between the reform strategies in transition countries and economic performance. We focus on agriculture because of the sharpness of the policy changes, fundamental differences among countries, and relative simplicity of agricultural relationships. We document post reform performance in the transition countries of Asia and Europe. We show how: a.) pricing reform and subsidy reductions; b.) land rights reform and policies that affect farm restructuring; and c.) the presence institutions that facilitate exchange (either markets or market substitutes) affect output and productivity. The paper ends with general lessons on reforms and transition.