Valdes, A. - World Bank Group - 2000
In the pre-reform period, agriculture was heavily subsidized in most Central and Eastern European countries (CEECs …). Around 1989, most CEECs began to open up their markets, liberalize prices, and reduce subsidies. At the same time, the level … of support provided to agriculture declined drastically. Since 1996, however, this trend has been reversed in most CEECs …