Publisher's Synopsis
A unique edited volume analyses key issues of the process of integrating Central and Eastern European countries with the European Union related to agriculture. Jason Hartell and Johan Swinnen compile timely and detailed country-specific and region-wide empirical and theoretical analysis of important issues. These include; the comparative advantage of CEEC agriculture and its development under various accession policy scenarios; the likely policy developments in both the CEECs and the EU based on economic, social and political economy considerations; the expected economic impacts and adjustment costs for the agro-food sector under various policy outcomes; the most important constraints for integration including policy convergence issues and internal constraints; and how integration will potentially affect trade and labour flows in the Union.
