Decentralisation, Rural Livelihoods and Pasture-Land Management in Post-Socialist Mongolia

Mearns, Robin

doi:10.1080/09578810410001688770

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“…As elaborated by a number of scholars, this period immediately following decollectivization and livestock privatization saw the re-emergence of inter-household labor cooperation and sharing (Volker-Mueller 1997;Fernandez-Gimenez and Batbuyan 2004;Mearns 2004a). Policies of state decentralization and devolution of authority from national ministries to fiscally bankrupt local administrations created considerable space for cooperative dynamics to fill this void (Enkhbat and Odgaard 1996;Mearns 2004b). Yet, in the years since that time, as evidenced by data gathered in this research, new forms of inter-household labor exchange have emerged, including various forms of patron-clientelism and wage-and shared-based contractual labor relationships, a potentiality recognized early on by Sneath (1993).…”

Section: From Kin To Contract In Post-socialist Mongoliamentioning

confidence: 97%

From kin to contract: labor, work and the production of authority in rural Mongolia

Murphy¹

2015

The Journal of Peasant Studies

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This contribution explores the re-emergence of herding contracts amongst pastoralists in the neoliberalizing contexts of Uguumur, a small rural district in eastern Mongolia. Contrary to past research on hired herding, it is argued that clientage and herding employment are a result of a diverse array of causal factors including disaster and market integration, but, more importantly, are also a result of the way rural forms of social inequality have become both key nodes for the circulation of power and the negotiation and production of authority. As such, this paper aims to demonstrate how these emergent labor dynamics craft useable hegemonies of work and worthiness as frames of legitimacy in the 'age of the market'.

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Section: From Kin To Contract In Post-socialist Mongoliamentioning

confidence: 97%

From kin to contract: labor, work and the production of authority in rural Mongolia

Murphy¹

2015

The Journal of Peasant Studies

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“…Mearns (2004) describes Mongolia's economic situation as an 'institutional vacuum' that allowed the hasty introduction of a free-market economy, which brought prosperity to some while leaving others in extreme poverty. Many adults found themselves unemployed for the first time in their lives, since unemployment was essentially unknown under the communist system.…”

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Child welfare needs in Mongolia

Hayashi

Frost

Yamashita

et al. 2009

International Social Work

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English Mongolia's rapid transition to a capitalist ecomony resulted in family disintegration and child homelessness. This article, based on interviews with six youths who spent several years in an orphanage, suggests that institutionalization is not a solution. Although generalizations require caution, the study supports the importance of developing family preservation policies. French La transition rapide de la Mongolie en une économie capitaliste a pour résultats la désintégration de la famille et la multiplication des enfants sans abris. Cet article, basé sur les interviews de six jeunes ayant passé plusieurs années dans un orphelinat, suggère que l’institutionnalisation n’est pas une solution. Bien qu’il faille se méfier des généralisations, l’étude souligne l’importance du développement des politiques de préservation des familles. Spanish La transición rápida de Mongolia a una economía capitalista resulto en desintegración familiar y niños sin techo. Este artículo, basado en entrevistas con seis jóvenes que pasaron varios años en un orfanato, sugiere que la institucionalización no es buena solución. Aunque las generalizaciones requieren cautela, el estudio apoya la importancia de desarrollar políticas que preserven a la familia.

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“…Corruption and self-interest of the elite is mentioned by many authors (Korsun and Murrell 1995, Bruun 2006, Mearns 2004, and is mentioned by herders as well as some officials to explain the demise of the newly formed companies. In this respect, a member of the council in Khotont sum stated: They gave the herdsmen just animals, the herders were happy with that, so the two [the vice-director and accountant] divided everything together.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Fernández-Giménez 2002;Finke 2005;Humphrey 1999;Mearns 2004;Sneath 2004) or stratification (e.g. Fernández-Giménez 2002;Nixon and Walters 2006).…”

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Institutional Transformation in the Agricultural Sector of the former Soviet Bloc

Виссер¹,

Schoenmaker²

2011

Eastern European Countryside

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Institutional Transformation in the Agricultural Sector of the former Soviet BlocThis article discusses popular explanations for the demise of farm enterprises in Mongolia, such as: reduced state funding, corrupt and self-interested rural elites, and the (supposed) drastic central privatisation policy. It argues that these factors are insufficient to explain the collectives' demise, as they are largely true also for Russia, where no widespread break-up of farm enterprises took place. Farm enterprises in Russia, despite financial difficulties, show remarkable resilience as large-scale units. A tendency which can be observed in general, as well as in most of the regions bordering Mongolia with a similar type of (semi) - pastoralist livestock farming, Therefore, this article takes a look at the level of the Mongolian farm enterprise, and considers the socio-economic specifics of these enterprises to discover the incentives for employees and managers to disband (or leave) these enterprises. In doing so it pays attention to formal structures and informal social structures related to property and production, within a tentative comparison with Russia.

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Decentralisation, Rural Livelihoods and Pasture-Land Management in Post-Socialist Mongolia

Cited by 29 publications

References 11 publications

From kin to contract: labor, work and the production of authority in rural Mongolia

From kin to contract: labor, work and the production of authority in rural Mongolia

Child welfare needs in Mongolia

Institutional Transformation in the Agricultural Sector of the former Soviet Bloc

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