Freer Trade, Sustainability, and the Primary Production Sector in the Southern EU: Unraveling the Evidence from Greece - Economy & Environment 1998 edition

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Table of Contents: Figures. Tables. Preface. Introduction: Trade, Sustainability and the Primary Production Sector: A Southern EU Perspective; J. N. Lekakis. Part I: The Agricultural Sector. 1. The Organization of Primary Agricultural Production in Greece: Evolution and New Challenges for Re-Orientation; C. M. Zioganas. 2. The Role of Public Infrastructure in the Agricultural Sector; C. Pantzios, P. Fousekis. 3. Crop Production under Risk-Uncertainty Conditions; G. Vaphiades. 4. Farm Household Adjustment to the Increasingly Competitive Conditions in European Agriculture; S. Efstratoglou. 5. Environmental Sustainability and Price Support under Production Uncertainty; G. Karagiannis. 6. Supply Response for Soil Erosive and Chemical Intensive Crops; J. N. Lekakis. 7. Economic Implications of Fertilizer Limitation Policies; E. Papanagiotou. 8. Towards a More Competitive and Sustainable Cotton Production; S. Galanopoulou-Sendouca. Part II: Fisheries and Forests. 9. Stochastic Trends in Productivity Analysis: An Application to the Fleet of Bottom Trawlers; P. Fousekis, C. Pantzios. 10. Exploring the Sustainability of Aquaculture; G. Karagiannis, et al. 11. Trade, Sustainability, and the Forest Sector; N. Stamou. Part III: The Future. 12. Greek Agriculture at the Crossroads: Competition and Sustainability; G. A. Daoutopoulos, M. Pyrovetsi. 13. From Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) to Common Agricultural Planning and Management (CAPLAM); S. M. Theofanides. Author Index. Subject Index. Publisher Marketing: This text addresses conceptual, methodological, and policy aspects of agriculture, fisheries and forests, from a trade and environment perspective in a Southern European context. It contains contributions by experienced professors and researchers, which provide an in depth analysis of the likely impacts of free trade on the economic and environmental sustainability of a typical Southern EU country, following the recent CAP reform and WTO agreement. The evidence should be useful to professional researchers and research-oriented policy analysts.

Contributor Bio:  Lekakis, J N Kekakis is affiliated with the University of Crete, Greece.