Kolkhozy, the Russian achilles heel: Failed Agrarian reform

Laird, Roy D.

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“…Second, such a society may appear during war or at a crisis stage, as was the case of the kibbutzim in Israel [23,24] and the revolutionary base areas in the early stage of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) [25,26]. Third, such a society may appear in the era of a faded market under the public ownership economy, which for example happened with the kolkhozy (collective farms) in the Soviet Union during the collectivization of the country's agricultural sector [27]. Fourth, such a society may appear in an era of market failure, such as the corporate communities built by high-tech companies in California to bail their employees out of the soaring real estate prices in recent years.…”

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Corporate-Run Society: The Practice of the Danwei System in Beijing during the Planned Economy Period

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The danwei system is one of the most important institutional arrangements in the Chinese planned economy era (1950s–1970s). It also offers a clue to understanding China’s urban transformation since the economic reform. This paper aims to explore the spatial prototype of the danwei system and understand the internal logic for the operation of this system by conducting a case study of the danwei compound of the Beijing No. 2 Textile Factory. Focusing on the obligation of the factory to run social welfare services, the danwei system formed a so-called “corporate-run society”. A sustainable mechanism for production and reproduction is conceptually portrayed. The institutional practice of the danwei system is understood as a process that is in accordance with socialist constructions, the public ownership system, and state socialism. This paper argues that it is necessary to reconfigure the legacies of the danwei system and explore its implications for contemporary Chinese society.

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Corporate-Run Society: The Practice of the Danwei System in Beijing during the Planned Economy Period

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The stock market and the steppe: The challenges faced by stock-market financed, Nordic farming ventures in Russia and Ukraine

Kuns

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Wästfelt

2016

Journal of Rural Studies

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With an analysis based on the performance of large-scale Nordic farms in Russia and Ukraine, this article deals with the frictions of the publicly listed, super large farming model. These farms began operations in 2006 and 2007 with much fanfare. Despite high initial expectations, however, these publicly traded companies (agroholdings) continue to disappoint investors, both with respect to agricultural performance and profitability (although with considerable variation among them). The main question to be addressed is: why have these investments not been successful? We will locate the reasons for this current lack of success in (1) the mixed role that finance has played in the development of these companies, and (2) an initial failure on the part of investors to appreciate the unique climatic and other local challenges presented by agriculture (compared to other economic endeavors). The contribution we seek to make is in critically examining and contextualizing claims concerning the degree to which super large corporate farms financed by stock market capital do indeed achieve superior agricultural performance. Based on an in-depth examination of four Nordic agroholdings, we arrive at an assessment of super large corporate farms that points to an incompatibility between land speculation and agricultural production and other contradictions and risks.

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The Post-Collective Village: A Tale of Two Transitions

Herrold-Menzies

2009

World Development

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Kolkhozy, the Russian achilles heel: Failed Agrarian reform

Cited by 3 publications

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Corporate-Run Society: The Practice of the Danwei System in Beijing during the Planned Economy Period

Corporate-Run Society: The Practice of the Danwei System in Beijing during the Planned Economy Period

The stock market and the steppe: The challenges faced by stock-market financed, Nordic farming ventures in Russia and Ukraine

The Post-Collective Village: A Tale of Two Transitions

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