The Quiet Privatisation of Agriculture in Belarus. Undermining the State Control
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The article deals with the unexpected consequences of a quiet, unintended privatisation of the agriculture sector in Belarus. The sector, totally state-controlled in the Soviet era seemingly retained much of its ownership structure with dominant position of the state. Yet, at least since 2014 crisis and subsequent decrease in the volume of state subsidies, the sector has been undergoing profound transformation, with the scale of private ownership growing. While the process has not yet led to radical economic changes, it is leaving mark in social and political dimensions of Belarusian society.
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