Agriculture under Khrushchev: the lean years

Expert InsightsPublished 1965

A discussion of Soviet agricultural policy under Khrushchev, 1953-1963, particularly the reaasons for the leveling off of farm output after 1958. Discussed are: (1) trends in inputs and incentives; (2) financial problems faced by farms as a result of the reorganization of the machine tractor stations in 1958; and (3) the central policy issue that emerged after 1958; whether differences in farm efficiency reflect differences in leadership or originate in natural conditions that demand economic, rather than administrative remedies.

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Agriculture under Khrushchev: the lean years. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1965. https://www.rand.org/pubs/papers/P3073.html.
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