AGRICULTURE UNDER KHRUSHCHEV: THE LEAN YEARS,

Abstract

The paper discusses Khrushchev's role in Soviet agriculture from 1953 to 1963. The negligible agricultural output in the second half of the decade is considered in terms of trends in inputs and incentives, the financial problems faced by farms as a result of MTS reorganization, and the central policy issue which emerged after 1958. The author concludes that Khrushchev's voluntaristic approach was inspired by his determination to expand agricultural output at a faster rate than resources would allow.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0612289

Entities

People

  • Nancy Nimitz

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agriculture
  • Behavior And Behavior Mechanisms
  • Business Process Reengineering
  • Motivation
  • Organizational Realignment

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Industrial Economics