RUI: The Organization of Agriculture in Marxist Regimes

近年来，各种马克思主义政权的农业部门组织沿着几种不同的道路发展。在一些国家，农业部门已经分散，在中国，个体农业已经恢复。在另一些国家，农场单位在水平和垂直方向上日益合并。在另一些国家，政府正试图将日益集中和分散的因素结合起来。这个项目的目的是探索这些不同类型的变化的潜在原因和影响。更具体地说，这个项目将探讨四个问题：集体化的形式、速度和程度；农业分权的先决条件；纵向和横向合并蔓延的根本原因；以及一组可比较的马克思主义和非马克思主义国家的农业部门全要素生产率的增长。这项研究很重要，因为它将帮助我们更好地了解集体农业的性质和演变。

In recent years the organization of the agricultural sectors of various Marxist regimes have evolved along several different paths. In a few countries the sector has become decentralized and, in China, individual farming has been restored. In others the farm units have become increasingly amalgamated, both horizontally and vertically. And in still other nations the governments are attempting to combine elements of increased centralization and decentralization. The purpose of this project is to explore the underlying reasons for and impact of these different types of changes. More specifically, this project will explore four problems: the form, speed, and extent of collectivization; the prerequisites for agriculture decentralization; the underlying reasons for the spread of vertical and horizontal amalgamation; and the growth of total factor productivity in the agricultural sector in a group of comparable Marxist and non-Marxist nations. This research is important because it will help us better understand the nature and evolution of collective of agriculture.