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Many Shades of Red
Mieke . Ed(S): Meurs
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Description for Many Shades of Red
Paperback. This text provides a corrective to received wisdom about the seemingly inevitable transition from communism to democratic capitalism. The contributors draw upon local sources to illuminate the costs, benefits, successes and failures of co-operative agriculture. Editor(s): Meurs, Mieke. Num Pages: 260 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JPFC; JPHV; JPQB; KNAC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 349.
This volume provides a radical and timely corrective to received wisdom about the seemingly inevitable transition from communism to democratic capitalism. Arguing against popular misconceptions that portray collectivized agriculture as an unqualified failure that followed a monolithic Soviet model, the contributors draw upon newly available local sources to illuminate the costs, benefits, successes, and failures of cooperative agriculture. They highlight the wide variety of state policies, local responses, and economic outcomes, as well as the influence of local geography, political structures, and economic institutions in each region. Meurs provides an institutionalist analysis of both the causes and impacts of policy ... Read more
This volume provides a radical and timely corrective to received wisdom about the seemingly inevitable transition from communism to democratic capitalism. Arguing against popular misconceptions that portray collectivized agriculture as an unqualified failure that followed a monolithic Soviet model, the contributors draw upon newly available local sources to illuminate the costs, benefits, successes, and failures of cooperative agriculture. They highlight the wide variety of state policies, local responses, and economic outcomes, as well as the influence of local geography, political structures, and economic institutions in each region. Meurs provides an institutionalist analysis of both the causes and impacts of policy ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
Number of Pages
260
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780847690398
SKU
V9780847690398
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99-15
About Mieke . Ed(S): Meurs
Mieke Meurs is associate professor of economics at American University.
Reviews for Many Shades of Red
The volume succeeds brilliantly in showing the diverse experiences with collective agriculture. The book is essential reading for anyone interested in agricultural policy, and for scholars and practitioners of rural development.
Eastern Economic Journal
I found many interesting ideas and materials in this collection.
Frederic L. Pryor, Swarthmore College
Slavic Review
Eastern Economic Journal
I found many interesting ideas and materials in this collection.
Frederic L. Pryor, Swarthmore College
Slavic Review