This title was first published in 2000: This volume analyzes key issues of the process of integrating Central and Eastern European countries with the European Union related to agriculture. The issues include the comparative advantage of CEEC agriculture and its development under various accession policy scenarios; the likely policy developments in both the CEECs and the EU, based on economic, social and political economy considerations; the expected economic impacts and adjustment costs for the agro-food sector under various policy outcomes; the most important constraints for integration including policy convergence issues and internal constraints; and how integration will potentially affect trade and labour flows in the Union. The country combines detailed country-specific and region-wide empirical and theoretical analysis.

Jason G. Hartell holds a M.S. from the Department of Agriculture and Applied Economics from the University of Minnesota and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in agricultural economics at the University of Kentucky.

Johan F.M. Swinnen is associate professor in agricultural economics and food policy and Director of the Policy Research Group at the Department of Agricultural and Environmental Economics, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium. He has a Ph.D. in agricultural economics from Cornell University. He is currently on leave at the European Commission as economic advisor on CAP reform and eastern enlargement.