Rural land markets in transition: Evidence from six Eastern European countries

Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 361-389

  Deininger, Klaus ^a   Sarris, Alexander ^b,c   Savastano, Sara ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Agricultural productivity; Farm restructuring; Land markets; Land rental; Transition economies

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; LAND MARKET; MARKET TRANSITION; RENTAL SECTOR; RURAL ECONOMY;

EASTERN EUROPE; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 11244254953     PISSN: 00498599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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