This paper surveys the literature on the interaction between agriculture and the macroeconomy in both industrial and developing countries, identifying what the authors believe to represent its most significant contributions and shortcomings.Based on an economy-wide perspective, this paper begins...

Differences in farm structures between Russia and western market economies can hardly be made consistent with the neoclassical textbook idea of a technologically determined farm size operating in a perfect market environment. The main aim of the paper is to identify embedded institutions that...