Russian agriculture during transition: Performance, global impact, and outlook

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 37-75

  Liefert, William M ^a   Liefert, Olga ^a  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural trade; Grain; Institutions; Russia; Transition; WTO accession

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857013620     PISSN: 20405790     EISSN: 20405804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aepp/ppr046     Document Type: Article

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