The combination of transition and globalization since the early 1990s has caused dramatic changes in supply chains globally. This paper uses survey evidence from several Eastern European countries (Albania, Bulgaria, Poland, Slovakia, Romania and Russia) on how these forces affect the dairy...

Summary The combination of transition and globalization since the early 1990s has caused dramatic changes in the dairy chains in Central and Eastern Europe. This paper uses survey evidence from several Central and East European countries to document the growth of vertical coordination in the...

This paper investigates major developments in the Bulgarian dairy sector over the last decade. The evidence presented is based on a unique data set of agricultural households as well as interviews with dairy processors. We show that important structural changes have occurred in the dairy supply...