the socialist transformation of agriculture in a Romanian commune, 1945‐62

Kideckel, David A.

doi:10.1525/ae.1982.9.2.02a00070

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“…However, state distribu-tion systems and formal bureaucrat-ic procedures were transformed through extensive use of informal social networks, as documented by anthropologists of Central and Eastern Europe (e.g., Hann 1980and 1985, Kideckel 1982, Sampson 1986, Wedel 1986. The most important 'good' was typically information disseminated through informal networks based on trust: information about who, how, and where was the lifeblood of economic and political survival.…”

Section: Informal Groups Network and The Role Of The Statementioning

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Clans, cliques and captured states: rethinking ‘transition’ in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union

Wedel

2003

J of Intl Development

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Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen:Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden.Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen.Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. Terms of use: Documents in EconStor may AbstractInformal systems of relationships may be the most appropriate unit of analysis for understanding the patterns of development of many aspects of corruption, organized crime, markets, and the state. The lack of attention to informal systems can produce unanticipated and undesired outcomes in reform and foreign aid efforts. Focussing on economies in transition, this paper will (i) review pertinent literature on informal groups and networks and states since the fall of communism; (ii) discuss the applicability of conventional models to them; and (iii) examine the social organization of states and pose questions to help analyze and compare the role of informal systems in shaping states.

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Section: Informal Groups Network and The Role Of The Statementioning

confidence: 99%

Clans, cliques and captured states: rethinking ‘transition’ in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union

Wedel

2003

J of Intl Development

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“…The rural complex was organized during the socialist period around industrially operated farms, either in state farms (IAS) or cooperatives of agricultural production (CAP). The modernization of agriculture took place through a long-term cooperativization program from 1949 to 1962, a policy considered almost inevitable in the context of agricultural underproduction, overpopulation, and the lack of mechanization [39]. This political decision was the answer to the problem of fragmentation of agricultural property.…”

Section: Network Alignment During the Planned Economymentioning

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Post-Coal Fantasies: An Actor-Network Theory-Inspired Critique of Post-Coal Development Strategies in the Jiu Valley, Romania

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Alexandrescu

2022

Land

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Romania is among the countries with a long history of coal mining, which intensified in the context of the industrialization and urbanization policies during the socialist period. During the post-socialist transition, mining units decreased considerably, with those considered economically unprofitable being restructured and eventually closed. This process, which began in the late 1990s, continues today with the increasing discussions about the transition from coal in Romania, the commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and the signing of the Paris Agreement, which stipulates the abandonment of coal by 2030. The Jiu Valley region is Romania’s most important mono-industrial area that developed exclusively around coal extraction. This article proposes an analysis of the social impact of reducing mining activity in this area based on actor-network theory. Recently, the discussions on the “Just Transition” in the Jiu Valley have culminated with the “Jiu Valley Economic, Social, and Environmental Development Strategy” (2021–2030) and the related Action Plan. This paper seeks to address the question: how were people “brought in” for the production of coal during socialism, how were they subsequently “pushed out”, and how challenging is it now for the Jiu Valley strategy to reassemble a network to support the post-coal transition? Our analysis helps to understand, in an innovative way, the challenges of the Jiu Valley Strategy as a mismatch between a creative and entrepreneurial city model on the one hand and the ruralized/small urban (former mono-industrial) conditions prevailing in the Jiu Valley on the other. We thus provide a critical analysis of the strategy as one that is conceptually wedded to the large urban center model and applies the just transition framework in a decontextualized way. We emphasize the role of the dismantling of coal production in the narrowing of the space of possibilities of change brought about by the just transition. Using the published literature on the Jiu Valley, we also show what broader lessons can be drawn from this case for similar transition processes in Central and Eastern Europe.

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“…Members of the group carried out long-term field research in Romania in the 1970s following Ceaucescu's renunciation of the Soviet Union. Fieldwork included urban sites, and a focus on the workings of the state bureaucracy, demonstrating not only the heterogeneity of socialism but more generally the existence of different modernities (Cole, 1976;Kideckel, 1976Kideckel, , 1982Kideckel and Sampson, 1984;Sampson, 1984). These studies thus antedate several aspects of what was later grasped with the concept of multiple modernities developed in the 1990s (Eisenstadt, 2000).…”

Section: Anthropological Research On Socialismmentioning

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Shortage, fuzzy property and other dead ends in the anthropological analysis of (post)socialism

Thelen

2011

Critique of Anthropology

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The article begins with the observation that, despite almost ideal conditions, anthropological research on postsocialism has had little impact on general theoretical debates. One reason for this development, it will be argued, can be found in earlier interpretations of socialism that continue to have an effect on the field by obstructing innovative conceptualizations. The appropriation of ideas derived from neo-institutionalism by anthropologists produced analyses that found both socialism and postsocialism to be deficient. Thereby the ambivalent construction of the socialist ‘other’ allowed the general focus on economics to appear unproblematic. Following the introduction of Western institutions into formerly socialist contexts, the analytical focus shifted from old ‘different’ and ‘inefficient’ institutions to now ‘inefficient’ or at least ‘different’ actors. Taking the example of work relations, the article shows that only by overcoming these normative assumptions about the ‘other’ can anthropologists begin to question implicit knowledge and thereby open the possibility for new theorizing.

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the socialist transformation of agriculture in a Romanian commune, 1945‐62

Cited by 17 publications

References 16 publications

Clans, cliques and captured states: rethinking ‘transition’ in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union

Clans, cliques and captured states: rethinking ‘transition’ in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union

Post-Coal Fantasies: An Actor-Network Theory-Inspired Critique of Post-Coal Development Strategies in the Jiu Valley, Romania

Shortage, fuzzy property and other dead ends in the anthropological analysis of (post)socialism

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