%0 Journal Article %@ 0190-292X %A Csaki, C. %D 1992 %F iiasa:13760 %I John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. %J Policy Studies Journal %N 3 %P 447-458 %R 10.1111/j.1541-0072.1992.tb00170.x %T Transition and trade perspectives on Eastern European agriculture %U https://pure.iiasa.ac.at/id/eprint/13760/ %V 20 %X In the economic and political restructuring of Eastern Europe, a new agricultural structure is taking shape, based upon private ownership, genuine cooperatives, and a market economy. Agricultural trade policy in six Eastern European nations will be characterized by the aim of self-sufficiency, but privatized and centered around market methods, improvement in agricultural systems will occur slowly, and over the long term may achieve self-sufficiency and greater exports. Meanwhile, Eastern European agriculture will provide investment and market opportunities for countries of the developed world.