Seductions of an Underdevelopment Trap Systemic Impediments to Agricultural Reform in Russia |
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| Author:
| Gershenson, Dmitry
Amelina, Maria |
| Series title: | IMF Working Papers |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4519-0016-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2002 |
| Publisher: | International Monetary Fund
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
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Book Description:
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Despite ambitious agricultural reforms initiated by the federal government, inefficient and unprofitable producers predominate in post-Soviet Russia. However, in some regions a more robust restructuring has taken place. Observing two Russian regions-one with substantially restructured agricultural production, and one in which Soviet-style coordination predominates-we develop a model of the interactions between political and economic incentives that lead to these divergent outcomes. The...
More DescriptionDespite ambitious agricultural reforms initiated by the federal government, inefficient and unprofitable producers predominate in post-Soviet Russia. However, in some regions a more robust restructuring has taken place. Observing two Russian regions-one with substantially restructured agricultural production, and one in which Soviet-style coordination predominates-we develop a model of the interactions between political and economic incentives that lead to these divergent outcomes. The model identifies region- and sector-specific characteristics that encourage some regional governments to maintain Soviet-style redistribution structures and make producers forsake more efficient outcomes as more costly, while encouraging other regions to pursue reform.