The Crisis in Soviet Agriculture

Hedlund, Stefan

Business & Money

PALGRAVE~MACMILLAN

Private Agriculture in the Soviet Union (Routledge Library Editions: Agriculture)

First published in 1989. Perestroika, it was widely believed, must succeed in agriculture before permanent change could be affected elsewhere in the Soviet economy. But Soviet agriculture had so far remained stubbornly inefficient and resistant to change. In this book Stefan Hedlund investigates the reasons for this state of affairs. The author gives an account of the emergence, development and performance of private agriculture in the Soviet Union. In particular he describes the essentials of the peculiarly Soviet hybrid of private and socialized agriculture. He places the private sector within the broader framework of Soviet agriculture. He saw Soviet agriculture as a 'Black Hole', ready to absorb any resources that came near, be they private plots, urban gardens, factory workshops or military units. Hedlund also examines the impact on the peasants as producers of decades of negative ideological pronouncements in Party propaganda, and of discrimination and at times outright harassment by local officials. He points out that this background makes the prospect of any positive response from the peasants to Gorbachev's call for perestroika in agriculture extremely unlikely.

Economics

Routledge

Crisis in Soviet Agriculture (Routledge Library Editions: Agriculture)

Reference

This book, first published in 1984, analyses the institutions and decision-making processes that determined agricultural production in the Soviet Union. It addresses the crisis in Soviet agriculture of the early 1980s, examining the problems of low productivity, adverse natural conditions and an underdeveloped infrastructure. The book’s analysis of the ‘crisis’ focuses on the growing gap between demand and supply of agricultural produce, and the pressures on the government to alleviate the food shortages.

The accession of Gorbachev to power has been heralded as the most influential event of twentieth century post war history. The book casts doubt on the likelihood of new policies defeating decades of Bolshevik and social indoctrination. This book should be of interest to lecturers and students of economics, history and soviet studies.

Ideology and Rationality in the Soviet Model: A Legacy for Gorbachev

History

Gerner, Kristian

Russia

The author examines a crucial aspect of the agricultural problem: how small-scale private production can be accommodated within the framework of socialist state-farm agriculture. This book should be of interest to lecturers and students of economics and Soviet studies.

Private Agriculture in the Soviet Union

Russian Path Dependence (Routledge Studies in the European Economy)

Russia's transition to a market economy has been tortuous to say the least. However, this book argues that the arguments and counter-arguments that pitch shock therapy against gradualism are wide of the mark and quite pointless.Indeed, the reasons for the warped outcomes can actually be traced back through the long sweep of Russian history. Decisions made in the distant past can fully influence policy- making in the present. Hedlund's thesis can, like this, be seen as influenced by the 'path dependency' theories of Paul David among others.

Russia's transition to a market economy has been tortuous to say the least. However, this book argues that the arguments and counter-arguments that pitch shock therapy against gradualism are wide of the mark and quite pointless. Indeed, the reasons for the warped outcomes can actually be traced back through the long sweep of Russian history. Decisions made in the distant past can fully influence policy- making in the present. Hedlund's thesis can, like this, be seen as influenced by the 'path dependency' theories of Paul David among others.

Russia since 1980 recounts the epochal political, economic, and social changes that destroyed the Soviet Union, ushering in a perplexing new order. Two decades after Mikhail Gorbachev initiated his regime-wrecking radical reforms, Russia has reemerged as a superpower. It has survived a hyperdepression, modernized, restored private property and business, adopted a liberal democratic persona, and asserted claims to global leadership. Many in the West perceive these developments as proof of a better globalized tomorrow, while others foresee a new cold war. Globalizers contend that Russia is speedily democratizing, marketizing, and humanizing, creating a regime based on the rule of law and respect for civil rights. Opponents counterclaim that Russia before and during the Soviet period was similarly misportrayed and insist that Medvedev's Russia is just another variation of an authoritarian "Muscovite" model that has prevailed for more than five centuries. The cases for both positions are explored while chronicling events since 1980, and a verdict is rendered in favor of Muscovite continuity. Russia will continue challenging the West until it breaks with its cultural legacy.

Russia Since 1980 (The World Since 1980)

ROSEFIELDE, STEVEN

Cambridge University Press

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The Crisis in Soviet Agriculture

Private Agriculture in the Soviet Union (Routledge Library Editions: Agriculture)

Private Agriculture in the Soviet Union (Routledge Library Editions: Agriculture)

Crisis in Soviet Agriculture (Routledge Library Editions: Agriculture)

Crisis in Soviet Agriculture (Routledge Library Editions: Agriculture)

Ideology and Rationality in the Soviet Model: A Legacy for Gorbachev

Private Agriculture in the Soviet Union

Russian Path Dependence (Routledge Studies in the European Economy)

Russian Path Dependence (Routledge Studies in the European Economy)

Russia Since 1980 (The World Since 1980)