Venezuela: Macroeconomics and the Rural Economy

Abstract

This part of the report will focus on a) describing and analysing main macroeconomic policies (fiscal, monetary and exchange rate policies) instrumented by the country during the 1990’s; b) describing and analysing main sector policies (as agreed in the TOR); c) showing the relationships and effects of those macroeconomic ( through macro prices) and sector policies on the agricultural results during the 1990´s with emphasis in the period that began in 1999; and d) describing and analysing the main structural changes the agricultural sector has experienced as a result of the effects of macro and sector policies.