Contesting agriculture : cooperativism and privatization in the new Eastern Germany / Hans C. Buechler and Judith-Maria Buechler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Buechler, Hans C.

Contributor:

Buechler, Judith-Maria.

Series:

SUNY series in the anthropology of work

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Agriculture, Cooperative--Germany (East).

Agriculture, Cooperative.

Privatization--Germany (East).

Privatization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (371 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Examines the privatization of agriculture in eastern Germany since 1989.

Contents:

Intro

CONTESTING AGRICULTURE

CONTENTS

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

CHRONOLOGY

1. Introduction

The Setting

Methodology

2. Identities

PART I: The Communist Period

3. The History of Collectivization in Agriculture

4. The LPG

Introduction

The Mass Production Model in Agriculture

The Dynamics of Planning: Rationales and Irrationalities

Production Quotas and Export

The Organization of Agricultural Tasks

Local Responses

Inconsistencies in the Distribution of Farm Equipment

Showcase Projects

Communal Tasks

Capital Investments and Debt

Compensation

Supplementing Wages: Individual Production by LPG Members

The Family as Source of Identification

Leisure

The LPG Administration

Farm Manager Identities

PART II: The Post-Communist Period

INTRODUCTION: The Aftermath of Reunification

The Crash in the Markets: Panic Purchases

New Markets and Pricing Structures

Government Supports and Useless Feasibility Plans

The Maze of Legal Forms of Ownership

Rights to Compensation and to Decide on the Future of the Cooperatives

5. The Cooperative Solution

Legal Options

The Cooperative Managers' Opinion of West German-Style Cooperativism

The Transition to West German-Style Cooperatives: Process and Timing

The New Leadership

Carrying Out Compensation

Impediments: Access to Land

Leasing from Individuals

The Issue of Buildings

Set-Aside Programs

The Carryover of Debt Incurred During the GDR

A Case of Failure

Prospects

6. The New Cooperatives: Continuity and Change

Restructuring Activities

Investment in Buildings and Machinery

Crop Production

Livestock Production

Markets

Reducing the Workforce

Wage Levels and Working Conditions

The Cooperatives' Relationship to Communities.

Prospects

7. The Eastern Independent Farmers

Obtaining Land

Machinery

Investment

Division of Labor and the Employment of Outside Labor

Crop Production and Its Link to Market Demand

Conclusion

8. The Western Farmers

Adapting to Life in the East

Access to Land

Personnel and Division of Labor

Crop Production and Marketing

Livestock Production and Marketing

Suppliers and Markets

Community Relations

9. The Service/Industrial Context of Agriculture: Linkages and Permutations

Suppliers

A Serviceman

Clients

The Nature of Economic Networks

Convergences and Divergences between Farmers and Their Associates

10. Conclusion

NOTES

Chronology

PART I. THE COMMUNIST PERIOD

PART II. POST-COMMUNIST PERIOD

Introduction: The Aftermath of Reunification

6. The New Cooperatives

9. The Service/Industrial Context of Agriculture

GLOSSARY

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

P

R

S

T

U

V

W.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 335-342) and index.

ISBN:

9780791489093

0791489094

9780585463179

0585463174

OCLC:

61367584