Implications of Gatt for Eastern Europe and the Baltics
讲述东欧农业政策在过去25年受政治而非经济驱动，1989-91年革命后自由化进程因准备加入欧盟而放缓甚至逆转。
The story of agriculture in Eastern Europe during the last quarter century is a story of policy driven by politics, rather than by sound economics. Even in the highly distorted economics of the socialist period, agricultural policy stands out as being singularly colored by ideological imperatives, and singularly vulnerable to interest group pressures. While the revolutions of 1989-91 did mark a sharp move towards liberalization, these moves are now being slowed and even reversed, as countries of the region adopt Western style interventionism on preparation for accession to the European Union.