Agricultural policy in the transition states of Central Eastern Europe is a very complex issue
– ranging from privatisation of farm land, the establishment of agricultural markets to detailed
questions of veterinary care, plant health and animal nutrition. Its main elements are the introduction
of market liberalization, farm restructuring, privatisation, the reform of the sector and
the creation of supporting market institutions and services.1 In this process central state agriculture
administration plays a decisive role.<br><br>
This paper is summing up the research of the author on Slovak agricultural administration
between 2002 and 2004. This work was part of a DFG-funded research project on “Genesis,
Organization and Efficiency of the central-state Ministerial Administration in Central and
Eastern Europe”. The project was analysing the processes, results and efficiency of administrative
structures at central-state level in Estonia, Poland and Slovakia with reference to public
administration in the policy fields of agriculture and telecommunications. The paper is reflecting
the situation in the sector and its administration at the beginning of 2004.<br><br>
At first, an overview of the role of the agricultural sector in Slovak economy in the past and
presence is provided (section I). Against this background, the development of the agricultural
policy in the different periods since 1989 will be analysed, mainly what privatisation, accession
to the EU and subsidy policy are concerned (section II). A detailed study of the developments
in agricultural administration forms the next part of the paper (section III), i.e. the
changes taking place in the ministry of agriculture and in the other institutions responsible for
the implementation of agricultural policy. The role of interest groups in agriculture is briefly
analysed (section IV). In the conclusions two different scenarios on the further development
of Slovak agricultural administration will be deployed.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:Potsdam/oai:kobv.de-opus-ubp:594 |
| Date | January 2005 |
| Creators | Franzke, Jochen |
| Publisher | Universität Potsdam, Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftliche Fakultät. Sozialwissenschaften |
| Source Sets | Potsdam University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Book |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | http://opus.kobv.de/ubp/doku/urheberrecht.php |
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