Name of course

        Agricultural policy of the European Union

        Code of course


        Semester

        2nd

        Credits

        1

        Total number of contact hours (theory+practice)

        0 + 30

        Type of exam

        pass mark

        Precondition (course code)

        -

        Lecturer in charge of the course

        Dr. József Nádasdi

        Lecturer’s position

        Head of Department, college professor



        1. General and specific objectives of the course


        Hungary is expected to be a member of the EU in a few years. We are now in advanced negotiations with the Union, and it seems that one of the most difficult chapter of discussions is agriculture. Knowing the agricultural policy, the level of agricultural development of the EU is indispensable. Thus they will be able to compare it with the situation of Hungarian agriculture, the possibilities and things to do.


        2. Contents of the course


        I. The agricultural system of the EU, the conditions and circumstances of agericultural production II. The Common Agricultural Politics. Attempts to reform CAP in the 1980–90s. The reformation of international agricultural system — the GATT. The 1992 reform of CAP. The agricultural support system of the EU. Agricultural qualification system of the EU. The essence and expected results of AGENDA 2000. Hungarian–EU agricultural trade. Hungarian agriculture before the accession.


        3. In-semester evaluation: seminar papers


        4. Required external field practice: -


        5. Required and recommended literature


        Az Európai Unió agrárrendszere (szerk.: Halmai Péter. Mezőgazd. Kiadó, 1995.

        Burgerné Gimes Anna: A világ mezőgazdasága. Gazdaságföldrajzi áttekintés. Közgazd. és Jogi K. (KJK), 1992.

        Csáki Csaba–Rabár Ferenc: Nemzetközi fejlődés, magyar agrárpolitika. Egy világmodell tanulságai. KJK. Np. 1990.

        Csendes Béla (szerk.): Magyarország és az EK agrárgazdasága. Agrárgazdasági Kutató Intézet, Budapest, 1991.

        Halmai Péter: Európai csatlakozás és a magyar gazdaság. Gazdálkodás XXXVII. 6. sz.

        Kiss Judit: Az Európai Unió mezőgazdasága 1998-ban. Budapest. MTA Világgazd. Kutatóintézet, 2000. 66 p.

        Sipos Aladár–Halmai Péter. Válaszúton az agrárpolitika. KJK. Budapest.

        Takács József: Tulajdonválás és a falu társadalma. Társadalmi Szemle, 1998/1.

        In addition to the above: materials accessible on the Interneten, journal and paper articles etc.


        6. Equipment required: related books, domestic and foreign journals