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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459841103321

Autore

Scrieciu S. Serban

Titolo

Socioeconomic and environmental impacts on agriculture in the new Europe : post-communist transition and accession to the European Union / / S. Serban Scrieciu

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2010

ISBN

1-283-10381-8

9786613103819

1-136-80879-5

0-203-82850-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (241 p.)

Collana

Routledge studies in ecological economics ; ; 12

Disciplina

338.1094

Soggetti

Agriculture and state - European Union countries

Agriculture - Economic aspects - European Union countries

Agriculture - Environmental aspects - European Union countries

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: a development issue -- A story of communism and rural societies -- Post-communist economic dynamics of agricultural systems -- Transition and transformations in the agriculture--nature nexus -- Common Agricultural Policy reforms and European Union enlargement -- European Union integration implications for farm economies in Central and Eastern Europe -- Environmental impacts of accession to the Common Agricultural Policy -- Small scale vulnerable farms and agricultural cooperation -- Conclusions and a possible way ahead.

Sommario/riassunto

This book looks at agriculture and the environment, placed within the dynamic context of post-communist societal change and entry into the European Union (EU). Scrieciu explores developments in eleven Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries and argues for agriculture's natural place in these societies. The history of these countries is significant in how it has shaped the institutions and influenced the outcomes. In many cases, during communism, agriculture was not



considered a strategically. An ecological consciousness did not figure high on the agendas of authoritarian