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11/30/1983 - untitled by Lana L. Hall

INSTITUTE OF CURRENT WORLD AFFAIRS LLE Munich West Germany November Mr Peter Bird Martin Institute Current World Affairs Wheelock House West Wheelock Street Hanover New Hampshire 03755 Dear Peter Travelling Luxembourg East Europe through West Germany provided opportunities people Germany working southeastern Europe aspects European agriculture particularly interested industrial crops found northeastern U S This first chance I observe cultivation example Some grown U S primarily Northwest world leading producer West Germany Local consumption certainly reflects Costs production however They quire elaborate expensive trellises supported wooden poles standing above ground These trellises yards visible although November vines already harvested Munich major center research eastern Europe There least important research institutes qualified economists sociologists torians specialize East European affairs The first thing realizes talking these people their information knowledge about region mediate American researchers That cause researchers Germany recently grated East Europe because historical geographical linkages between Germany East European countries The Southeast Institute Munich lustration these linkages persisted It tablished Weimar Republic Bavarian Govern The Institute continues historical research southeastern Europe still financed Bavarian L Hall agricultural economist Cornell University Fellow Institute Current World Affairs She studying agricultural prices performance East European countries LLH I Government But Institute research covering economic political social events region financed foreign ministry Bonn Government which perceives southeastern Europe political importance The Institute formally independent foreign office influence choice research topics Institute Incidentally Institute takes credit having def__d southeastern Europe which includes countries Albania Bulgaria Hungary Romania Yugo slavia The legacy represented complex Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty They fairly extensive research department supports their broadcast sections analyzes eastern Europe They prefer staff their research divisions emigre nationals interesting currently Polish staff strong Hungarian staff Thus Of supply demand working When demand alternative information increases example political systems become closed supply alternative infor mation emigre staff increases All research institutes West Germany significant number scholars recently eastern Europe These researchers often bring revealing insights strongly expressed personal views The views Romania economic situation ticularly articulated Current economic conditions difficult Romania They worsened during three years Living standards fallen energy chronically short supply Low cultural prices wages induced productive force leave factories The rural population consists mainly small children women people At harvest soldiers students their vacations needed laborers Legal sanctions compulsory contracts delivery agricultural products replacing price production incentives barter agricultural products replacing money exchange There fewer stories about Bulgaria contrast Romania current views Bulgaria economic agricultural situation positive Bulgaria experimented number different forms agricultural supply production marketing organizations ultimate industrializingtheir agriculture Some suggest Bulgaria functioning agricultural experiment station Soviet Union The industrial complexes developed integrated forward LLH I processing industries backward industries ducing anufactured inputs There since retrench smaller units Gross output resource costs large scale enterprise excessive Soil erosion example heavy costs large scale farming northern plains Blgaria Former borders small fields hedgerows erosion eliminated allow larger machinery As industrialize modernize agriculture Bulgaria imported Dutch built green houses produce tomatoes importing varieties fruit While allowed round production quality famous Bulgarian tomatoes declined It exactly tomatoes times California trends similar Comparing Bulgaria Romania basis statistical misleading Official government statistics Romania achieving growth GNP Romanian statistics considered reliable perhaps those other East European country In addition unreliability number definition problems occur available statistical economic situations these countries For example imports included Bulgaria grain production Because ports grains substantial recent years uninformed observer would likely conclude grain production higher really Likewise consumption included capita consumption figures Hungary given United States Department Agriculture distort picture Hungary consumption The carcass weight which capita consumption place Hungary fourth largest consumer world first eastern Europe Given Hungary capita income ranking clearly caused probably unusually consumption Hungary capita Officially published statistics production various sector affected changes official policy towards sectors If private plots being couraged amount production reported those plots inflated versa This apparently situation Bulgaria where official policy towards private agriculture shifted forth Because these questions reliability definition objectivity trends production prices imports exports useful comparing country another absolute numbers The trends justified economists basis LLK I equal cheating whereby numbers inflated deflated proportion previous numbers This unwritten governing research East Europe We posted others discovered Sincerely Lana L Hall Received Hanover