Research article - Peer-reviewed, 2012
The Development of Agricultural Production Cooperatives in Russia
Golovina, Svetlana; Nilsson, Jerker; Wolz, AxelAbstract
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, a large number of collective farms (kolkhozes and sovkhozes) were transformed into agricultural production co-operatives. After two decades, most of these production co-operatives are still in operation. Although they face problems as regards e.g. wage levels, profitability and productivity, they are strong in many regions of the Russian Federation and within many types of crops. The continued existence of such agricultural production co-operatives puzzles many Western economists. This paper attempts to provide an explanation in terms of the history of Russian co-operatives in the agricultural sector and of the institutional settings, i.e. the legal and administrative environment of the cooperatives.Published in
Journal of Rural Cooperation2012, volume: 40, number: 1, pages: 43-58
Authors' information
Golovina, Svetlana
Kurgan State Agricultural Academy
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Economics
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Work Science, Business Economics and Environmental Psychology
Wolz, Axel
Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Central and Eastern Europe
UKÄ Subject classification
Business Administration
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https://res.slu.se/id/publ/39966