Agriculture in the Industrialization of Communist China and the Soviet Union : A Comment.

Nancy Nimitz

Expert InsightsPublished 1967

Agriculture in the industrialization of Communist China and the Soviet Union is discussed in the context of Stalinist development strategy and the role of collectivization in a Soviet economy. Indications are that, within a Soviet environment, the future as well as the past belongs to collective farms. The argument for collectivization may be stated thus: a short-run triumph, involving increasing penalties as time passes, but the most expedient solution in the long run for a country that professes adherence to Marxist principles. 7 pp. Ref.

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