In August the Soviet government agreed to the second one-year extension of the US-USSR grain agreement, which has regulated grain trade between the two countries since 1976. Although a net exporter of grain for the best part of this century, the USSR has become increasingly dependent on imports...

Die Weltagrarmärkte waren im letzten Jahr von stark steigenden Preisen geprägt. Wird diese Entwicklung durch fundamentale Faktoren gestützt oder handelt es sich um eine kurzfristige Erscheinung? Welche Rolle spielen dabei das Bevölkerungswachstum und die Steigerung der Pro-Kopf-Einkommen?...

Research indicates that consumers are particularly concerned about the safety of meat. More highly processed meat is perceived as more unsafe than fresh or natural meats, i.e., consumers trust processed meat less. This paper studies the relationship between perceived trust and day-to-day...

The US accounts for about 75 p.c. of foreign direct investment in Canadian manufacturing. The structure of hitherto existing foreign investment has caused concern about negative effects on the economy. By a series of measures the Canadian administration tries to give foreign investment a form,...