Soviet, later Russian, relations with the OECD, notably its Development Assistance Committee (DAC), have oscillated over the decades, along with profound shifts in the world economic balance and in the relative strength of the Russian economy. During the Cold War, the Soviet Union rejected...

This paper briefly traces the main features of the transition process in the agricultural sectors of central and eastern European countries and the Russian Federation, and relates them to the challenges ahead. An overview of trends in agricultural production and consumption, trade and farm...