The Moral Economy Reconsidered - Russia's Search For Agrarian Capitalism (Hardcover, 2005 ed.)

"Contrary to the doomsayers, Wegren finds a great deal of social change in the Russian countryside. This in-depth and very carefully crafted research project, covering more than fifteen years, shows that if we look at the actual behavior of farm managers and ordinary rural residents they are reacting to reform much like we would expect rational actors to do. This work provides us with some genuine hope for the future of rural Russia."--David J. O'Brien, Professor of Rural Sociology, University of Missouri-Columbia
"This is an ambitious and critically important reconceptualization of traditional theories of rural change and overturns our understanding of agrarian reform in Russia today. Rejecting conventional views of peasants and rural dwellers as isolated, conservative, collectivist, and anti-market, Wegren finds them to be individualistic, "rational," adaptive, even opportunistic, and, when historical circumstances or government reformers have offered economically realistic alternatives and incentives, very willing to take advantage of market-oriented possibilities. He demonstrates not only that contemporary reform has produced significant, market-oriented changes in the contemporary Russian countryside but also that actual outcomes have diverged markedly from the expectations of both government and observers, so much so, indeed, that he considers Russia's future agricultural development to lie with the reconstructed collective and state farms. All subsequent students of these subjects will, perforce, have to take notice of this compelling work."--David A.J. Macey, Middlebury College

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 2005
First published:	2005
Authors:	S. Wegren
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	278
Edition:	2005 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-1-4039-6950-7
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Economic history Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Primary industries > Agriculture & related industries Books > History > History of specific subjects > Economic history
LSN:	1-4039-6950-7
Barcode:	9781403969507

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