Russian agriculture in 2009: Continuity or change?

Eurasian Geography and Economics

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 464-479

  Wegren, Stephen K ^a  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural policy; Food markets; Food security doctrine; Global financial crisis; Gordeyev; Grain; International food trade; Meat; Medvedev; Price supports; Protectionism; Putin; Rural housing; Russia; Skrynnik; State intervention; Subsidies; WTO

Indexed keywords

AGRARIAN REFORM; AGRICULTURAL POLICY; CEREAL; FINANCIAL CRISIS; FOOD MARKET; FOOD POLICY; FOOD SECURITY; MEAT; PROTECTIONISM; SUBSIDY SYSTEM;

RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

EID: 76149141229     PISSN: 15387216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/1539-7216.50.4.464     Document Type: Article

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