Moldova - Agricultural Policy Notes : Policy Priorities for Agricultural Development, Volume 2. Public Expenditures

The objective of this policy note on land is to assist the Government of Moldova in improving the effectiveness of land management in agriculture, with a view to enhancing the sector's contribution to Moldova's economic growth and poverty reduction objectives. The note reviews the progress that has been made to date on land reform in Moldova, and provides rigorous economic analysis of the impacts of the reforms and the state of land markets today. It also makes recommendations on options for improving the functioning of land markets. This note is organized as follows. Chapter one explore in detail the progress of land reform, including changes in land ownership and land use since 1990; then describe the results of farm reorganization efforts, including some comparisons with farm structure in market economies. Chapter two examines the impacts of land reform on economic indicators such as productivity for different farm types. Chapter three analyze the development of land markets to date based on new information gathered for this work from the Cadastre Agency, a survey of farms carried out for this study, and other sources. Finally, chapter four provide recommendations based on international best practice for increasing the efficiency of land use by improving the functioning of land markets, including practical advice for implementing pilot land re-parceling projects.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2006-06-01
Subjects:	ACCOUNTABILITY, ACCOUNTANT, ACCOUNTING, AGRICULTURAL LOAN, ALLOCATION, ALLOCATION OF FUNDS, ANNUAL BUDGET, ANNUAL BUDGET PROCESS, BENEFICIARIES, BORROWER, BUDGET ALLOCATION, BUDGET ALLOCATIONS, BUDGET CONSTRAINTS, BUDGET DEFICIT, BUDGET EXECUTION, BUDGET EXPENDITURE, BUDGET FORMULATION, BUDGET FORMULATION PROCESS, BUDGET LAW, BUDGET NEGOTIATIONS, BUDGET PROCESS, BUDGET PROJECTIONS, BUDGET PROPOSALS, BUDGET RESOURCES, BUDGETARY FUND, BUDGETARY FUNDS, BUDGETARY PROCESS, BUDGETARY RESOURCES, BUDGETING, CADASTRE, CAPACITY BUILDING, CAPACITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES, CAPITAL EXPENDITURE, CASH DOWN PAYMENTS, CASH MANAGEMENT, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT, CIVIL SERVICE, COMMERCIAL BANKS, COMPOSITION OF EXPENDITURES, CREDIT AGENCY, CREDIT ASSOCIATIONS, CREDIT INSTITUTIONS, CREDIT PROGRAMS, CREDIT SUBSIDY, CURRENCY, CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICITS, DEBT, DEBT FORGIVENESS, DEBT SERVICE, DEBT-SERVICE, DEBTS, DECISION-MAKERS, DELIVERY OF SERVICES, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DOMESTIC MARKET, DONOR COORDINATION, ECONOMIC CLASSIFICATION, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIES OF SCALE, EDUCATION PROGRAMS, EFFECTIVENESS OF PUBLIC SPENDING, EFFICIENCY OF GOVERNMENT SPENDING, EQUIPMENT, EQUITY STAKE, EXCHANGE RATE, EXPENDITURE ALLOCATIONS, EXPENDITURE PLANS, EXTERNAL ARREARS, EXTERNAL BORROWING, EXTERNAL DEBT, EXTERNAL FINANCE, EXTERNAL GRANTS, EXTERNAL LOANS, FINANCIAL CRISIS, FINANCIAL RESOURCES, FISCAL CONSTRAINTS, FISCAL DEFICITS, FISCAL LAXITY, FISCAL MANAGEMENT, FISCAL OPERATIONS, FISCAL POLICY, FISCAL REFORMS, FISCAL STANCE, FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT, FOREIGN INVESTMENT, FOREIGN LOANS, GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES, GOVERNMENT FINANCES, GOVERNMENT INVESTMENT, GOVERNMENT POLICIES, GOVERNMENT REVENUES, GOVERNMENT SPENDING, GOVERNMENT SUPPORT, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT, HUMAN RESOURCES, IMPORT DUTIES, INCOME TAX, INEFFICIENT ENTERPRISES, INFLATION, INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INTERNAL AUDIT, INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTION, INTERNATIONAL MARKET, INVESTMENT CLIMATE, INVESTMENT PROJECTS, INVESTMENT REQUIREMENTS, LAND POLICY, LANDHOLDERS, LANDOWNERS, LEVEL PLAYING FIELD, LEVELS OF PUBLIC SPENDING, LEVY, LOAN, LOAN GUARANTEES, LOCAL BUDGETS, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, LOCAL GOVERNMENT BUDGETS, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, MARKET ECONOMY, MARKET INFORMATION, MARKET REQUIREMENTS, MEDIUM TERM EXPENDITURE, MEDIUM TERM EXPENDITURE FRAMEWORK, MEDIUM-TERM EXPENDITURE, MEDIUM-TERM EXPENDITURE FRAMEWORK, MINISTRY OF ECONOMY, MINISTRY OF FINANCE, MONETARY FUND, MONETARY POLICIES, NATIONAL AGENCY, NATIONAL BANK, OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY, PENSION, POVERTY REDUCTION, POVERTY REDUCTION OBJECTIVES, POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY, PRIVATE INVESTMENT, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT, PROGRAMS, PROVISION OF SERVICES, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, PUBLIC BUDGET, PUBLIC DEBT, PUBLIC EXPENDITURE, PUBLIC EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT, PUBLIC EXPENDITURE POLICY, PUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEW, PUBLIC EXPENDITURES, PUBLIC FINANCES, PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT PROJECT, PUBLIC FUNDING, PUBLIC FUNDS, PUBLIC GOODS, PUBLIC HEALTH, PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE, PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, PUBLIC INVESTMENT, PUBLIC INVESTMENTS, PUBLIC RESOURCES, PUBLIC REVENUES, PUBLIC SECTOR, PUBLIC SERVICES, RECURRENT EXPENDITURES, REPAYMENT, REPAYMENT OF PRINCIPAL, RESOURCE ALLOCATIONS, RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, RETURNS, RURAL FINANCE, SECTOR POLICIES, SERVICE DELIVERY, SERVICE PROVISION, SOCIAL EXPENDITURES, SOCIAL INSURANCE, SOCIAL INSURANCE FUND, SOFT BUDGET CONSTRAINTS, STATE BUDGET, STATE ENTERPRISES, STRATEGIC PRIORITIES, STRUCTURAL REFORMS, TAX BURDEN, TAX COLLECTION, TAX EXEMPTIONS, TAX RATE, TAX REVENUE, TOTAL EXPENDITURE, TOTAL EXPENDITURES, TOTAL PUBLIC EXPENDITURE, TOTAL PUBLIC SPENDING, TRANSACTION, TRANSACTION COSTS, TRANSITION COUNTRIES, TRANSPARENCY, TURNOVER, TYPES OF EXPENDITURES,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/06/10952335/moldova-agricultural-policy-notes-policy-priorities-agricultural-development-vol-2-2-public-expenditures https://hdl.handle.net/10986/19430
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