Since 1986, Vietnam has moved from a centrally planned towards a market-oriented system through several major economic and trade reforms. First positive results of the reform process became visible in the early 1990s when poverty declined significantly. The Vietnamese agricultural sector has...

The global hunger indices of 2008 and 2009 (Grebmer et al. 2008, 2009) point to persistently high levels of hunger and food insecurity and a worsening of the situation due to rising crop prices. At the same time, there is a lack of empirical knowledge on the demand- and supply-side determinants...

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...