Cattoi, Thomas; (2002) The experience of Lithuanian agricultural transition in 1990-2000: an assessment. Masters thesis (M.Phil), UCL (University College London).

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The aim of the dissertation is to provide an evaluation of the reforms undertaken in the Lithuanian agricultural sector in the decade following the restoration of independence in 1990 until the parliamentary elections held in October 2000. The demise of collective agriculture has not led to the establishment of a viable private sector- on the contrary, the policies undertaken in the past decade have resulted in an arrangement reproducing the inefficiencies of collectivism, as well as the earlier organisational dichotomy between subsistence farming and large agricultural entities. Searching for the roots of the ineffectiveness of reform strategies, we focus on the adopted modality of land restitution, which has prevented a clear delimitation of property rights to farming assets and provided the local administration with new channels to preserve the dependence of the agricultural sector from state authorities. At the same time, we highlight how fiscal policies have combined with the intricacies of the accounting system and the imperfections of the financial sector to establish a set of behavioural incentives resulting in a distorted allocation of resources.

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