Full Description
This book examines the case for and against collective farms in developing countries. Basing his account on a careful analysis of China's rural economy from the 1950s to the 1980s, the author argues that collective farms have serious shortcomings and that they are not the most suitable institutional form for rural economic development in poor count
Contents
Introduction -- Bukharinism and Stalinism: Contrasting Paths in the Political Economy of Development -- Theoretical Arguments concerning Collective Farms -- The Chinese Rural Economy under Mao -- The Post-1978 Reforms -- Performance of the Rural Sector since 1978 -- Problems -- Conclusion -- Statistical Appendix
