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The Political Economy of Collectivized Agriculture
A Comparative Study of Communist and Non-Communist Systems
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The Political Economy of Collectivized Agriculture
A Comparative Study of Communist and Non-Communist Systems
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The Political Economy of Collectivized Agriculture/A Comparative Study of Communist and Non-Communist Systems assesses the political and economic impact of collectivization by surveying the experience of several nations with different forms of collective or state farming. Focusing primarily on the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (CMEA) nations, this book addresses a number of questions, such as whether collectivized agriculture is more or less efficient than private agriculture; whether the manner in which collectivization is implemented affects its success; and whether there are social and political motivations that override economic considerations. This monograph is comprised of nine chapters and opens with a discussion on the advantages and disadvantages of state agriculture in the USSR, followed by an analysis of collectivized agriculture in Romania, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, German Democratic Republic, and Poland. The impact and politics of agricultural collectivization on productivity in China are then examined, paying particular attention to its advantages and drawbacks as well as the factors driving the growth of Chinese agriculture. The experience of Israel with collectivized agriculture is also considered, along with the impact of industrialization and modernization on the kibbutz and the problems associated with embourgeoisement. This text will be of interest to economists, political scientists, and policymakers concerned with agriculture.
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Yes, you can access The Political Economy of Collectivized Agriculture by Ronald A. Francisco,Betty A. Laird,Roy D. Laird in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Economics & Economic Theory. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- The Political Economy of Collectivized Agriculture: A Comparative Study of Communist and Non-Communist Systems
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- Part I: The Leninist Model
- Part II: National Variations inThe Soviet Model
- Chapter 3 Agricultural Collectivization inThe German Democratic Republic Ronald A. Francisco
- Chapter 4. Kulakization of Polish Agriculture Jaroslaw A. Piekalklewicz
- Chapter 5. ModernizatÃon, Collectivization,Production, and Legitimacy:Agricultural Development in Rural Hungary Ivan Volgyes
- Chapter 6. The Politics of Agricultural Collectivization and Modernization in Czechoslovakia Joseph Hajda
- Part III: Alternative Models
- Chapter 7. The Impact of Agricultural Collectivization on Productivity in China Benedict R. Stavis
- Chapter 8. Collectivization, Modernization,and Embourgeoisement:The Contemporary Kibbutz William Safran
- Part IV: Conclusion
- Index
- About the Edltors and Contributors
- Pergamon Policy Studies