Analyzing four case studies on rural Poland during 1990–2005, this study shows how partnerships of local governments and civil society organizations provided public goods that boosted local economic development. By taking a comparative institutional economics perspective, we demonstrate how...

Against the global debate on socially responsible agro-investment, we explore the conditions, patterns, and impacts of recent agricultural recovery in Kazakhstan’s northern grain provinces. Vertically and horizontally integrated agroholdings brought outside investment and management to this...

Water security is a matter of great national importance for Kazakhstan, with its Security Council meeting on 26 June 2019 devoted to “Ensuring Water Security”. This paper presents recent progress in Kazakhstan with regard to identifying water security priorities and establishing indicators...

Frontmatter -- Inhalt -- Abkürzungsverzeichnis -- 1. Einleitung -- 2. Das Wissensproblem -- 3. Handlungsmöglichkeiten der Wirtschafts- und Agrarpolitik und das Wissensproblem -- 4. Die ordnenden Kräfte in der russischen Agrarpolitik -- 5. Grundzüge der Agrarpolitik in der Jelzin-Ära -- 6....

This article analyses the reasons for the prevalence of agroholdings in Russia's Belgorod <italic>oblast</italic>', focusing on the forces driving their emergence and persistence. It draws on both case study evidence and a unique farm-level dataset for 2001--07. It argues that, despite notable evidence for...