The red and the green : the rise and fall of collectivized agriculture in Marxist regimes / Frederic L. Pryor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pryor, Frederic L., author.

Series:

Princeton Legacy Library

Princeton legacy library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communism and agriculture.

Collectivization of agriculture--Communist countries.

Collectivization of agriculture.

Agriculture and state--Communist countries.

Agriculture and state.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (565 p.)

Edition:

Course Book

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1992]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Reorganizing the agricultural sector into large-scale state and collective farms was the most radical transformation of economic institutions implemented by Marxist governments. Frederic Pryor provides perspective on this unique experiment by comparing in a systematic and original fashion the changes in the organization of agriculture in all of the world's Marxist nations. This approach allows not only a clearer understanding of the major lines of agricultural policy and organization in these nations but also a keener insight into the reasons underlying the variations among them. What have been the doctrinal elements that have led to collectivization? Why has the process of collectivization been so different in various nations? How have the farms been organized, both internally and within the larger economy? How has the performance of agriculture differed between the various Marxist nations and comparable capitalist nations? And what are the difficulties in reversing collectivization and moving back toward private agriculture? In answering these questions, The Red and the Green draws on a vast number of primary and secondary sources from many nations, as well as from extensive interviews with farmers, agricultural officials, and specialists in more than a dozen Marxist nations. Among books dealing with problems of communist economy, this study is unrivaled in its broad scope, combined with careful institutional and statistical analysis.Originally published in 1992.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

List of Maps, Tables, and Diagrams

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

PART I: Introduction

Chapter 1. An Overview of the Major Problems and Themes

Chapter 2. The Marxist Theory of Agricultural Development and Collectivization

PART II: Land Reforms and Collectivization

Chapter 3. Agrarian Reforms

Chapter 4. The Establishment of State and Collective Farms

PART III: Structural Elements

Chapter 5. Horizontal and Vertical Integration of Agriculture

Chapter 6. The Internal Organization of the Farms

PART IV: Policies and Performance

Chapter 7. Selected Agricultural Policies

Chapter 8. Agricultural Performance

PART V: Reforms and the Future

Chapter 9. When Is Collectivization Reversible?

Chapter 10. Reforms of Agriculture: Sectoral Issues

Chapter 11. Some Broad Issues of Agricultural Reform

Appendixes

RESEARCH NOTES

STATISTICAL NOTES

Bibliography

Name Index

Country and Subject Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [489]-529) and indexes.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4008-6279-5

OCLC:

922698798