The paper presents a model of the agro-food system in a transition economy, which shows how the move from a planned to a market economy affects the production and consumption of goods and economic welfare. The model is then used to identify two complementary approaches for measuring the success...

Economic reform in the transition economies of the former Soviet bloc has transformed the volume and mix of these economies' agricultural production, consumption, and trade. Output drops in most countries have ranged from 25 to 50 percent. The livestock sector has been hit particularly hard, all...

The paper presents a model of the agro-food system in a transition economy, which shows howthe move from a planned to a market economy affects the production and consumption of goodsand economic welfare. The model is then used to identify two complementary approaches formeasuring the success of...