The present paper was inspired by and is a response to the Rola-Rubzen, Hardaker and Dillon paper ‘Agricultural economists and world poverty: progress and prospects’ (Rola-Rubzen et al. 2001). It is agreed that the position of agricultural economists in foreign aid and poverty programs has...

An interview with Csaba Csaki, Rector, Budapest University of Economics.

Myths-notions based more on tradition or convenience than on facts and resplendent with inaccuracies-are pervasive in discussions about agricultural policy. Because of these myths and the multiplicity of purposes of agricultural programs there is great confusion about the intent or impact of any...

Several proposals have been made in the GAlT for agricultural trade negotiations in the Uruguay Round. This article provides an outline of the major features of these proposals.