Contents: i - Angela Bergschmidt, Walter Dirksmeyer and Bernhard Forstner - Proceedings of the European Evaluation Workshop – Foreword -- PAPERS PRESENTED IN THE PLENARY SESSIONS -- 3 - Stefan Meyer - Methods for the Evaluation of Investment Support -- 15 - Andrea Pufahl - Programme Evaluation...

Die EG-Agrarreform von 1992 setzt den schon durch die Reform von 1988 eingeschlagenen Weg in eine bürokratisch reglementierte Agrarwirtschaft fort. Den Landwirten wird die Freiheit zu unternehmerischer Entscheidung mit großzügigen, flächen- und tierbezogenen Transfers abgekauft, die als...

Der Abbau der nationalen Marktschranken innerhalb der EG könnte durch verbesserte räumliche Spezialisierung, die Ausnutzung von Größenvorteilen und höheres Produktivitatswachstum zu einer Steigerung des Sozialprodukts der Gemeinschaft (Basis 1988) um 4,3-6,4 vH und zu einer erheblichen...

First World politicians ascribe an exceptionally high social value to the well-being of domestic farmers, apparently without being penalized by political setbacks. In the European Community (EC) , they fix domestic prices on most agricultural commodities above world market prices, sustain these...

Few policies have been as heavily criticised as European agricultural policy. Consequently, since its establishment in 1962, it has been in a continuous process of reform, encompassing six major reforms in the last 30 years alone. The central question arises: What is the logic behind the endless...

The article describes the reform path of the EU's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) since 1992. The largest share of agricultural subsidies in Germany (€7.2 billion) is granted through the CAP with significant room for manoeuvre in terms of content. Between 1992-2013, the old, protectionist CAP...

Since the coronavirus pandemic and Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine, faltering globalisation and logistics problems have been challenging the agricultural and food industry. EU production and trade developments are presented and the possible consequences for EU agricultural policy are...