The politics of private farming in Russia
- 1 July 1996
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in The Journal of Peasant Studies
- Vol. 23 (4) , 106-140
- https://doi.org/10.1080/03066159608438621
Abstract
This article seeks to explore why private farming in Russia has fared so poorly even after private farming was designated the centrepiece of Russian land reform and political capital was invested in its success. The underlying causes for the lack of success extend beyond economic and social factors. While the entire agricultural sector has been adversely affected by reform policies undertaken since 1992, private farmers have been hurt the most because they were more vulnerable. Private farmers have not been successful in defending their interests because they are politically weak, a fact that led them to seek out urban alliances whose interests differ from private farmers, and because of intra‐rural divisions that have weakened the efforts by agrarians to defend their interests.Keywords
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