Collective Farms which Work? (Cambridge Russian, Soviet and Post-Soviet Studies, Series Number 44) - Hardcover

Swain, Nigel

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521268532 ISBN 13: 9780521268530

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1985

Synopsis

This book analyses Hungarian collectivization from a sociological perspective. Rather than consider Eastern European societies in the light of social stratification and social mobility surveys, it takes as its point of departure the commitment of Eastern European societies to industrialization within the constraints of a socialist economy and, by examining social change from the viewpoint of labour and those who control it, places the focus more strongly than has traditionally been the case on the production of social wealth, and the relations which circumscribe it, rather than on the ways in which wealth is distributed and consumed.

About this title

Book Description:

Analyzes the lessons learned from thirty years of "actually existing socialism" within the collective farm system of Hungary. Provides the first thorough sociological analysis in English of this example of "successful" collectivization through a detailed study of its internal social structure and relevant decision-making processes.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1985
• ISBN 10: 0521268532
• ISBN 13: 9780521268530
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 248