Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2018, 64(12):546-553 | DOI: 10.17221/86/2018-AGRICECON

Phases to the transformation of agriculture in Central Europe - Selected processes and their resultsOriginal Paper

Jerzy BAŃSKI*
Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warszawa, Poland

The fall of the communist system in Central Europe was followed by dynamic social and economic change that also had its clear impact on the food sector. One of the key factors shaping the contemporary condition of the agricultural sector in region has been change of ownership, with the collapse of the nationalised sector and restitution of property to former owners. The work presented here considers the main directions of changes and assessment of selected economic processes ongoing in the farming sector over the last quarter-century throughout the region under consideration. This analysis may be further broken down in relation to the three suggested phases of change, i.e. transformation, integration and polarisation. The work took in five countries of the former Eastern Bloc, i.e. the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia.

Keywords: agriculture, Central Europe, land management, privatisation, transformation

Published: December 31, 2018  Show citation

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