Household production and capitalist development in contemporary Russia

Cox, T. (2010) Household production and capitalist development in contemporary Russia. Journal of Agrarian Change, 10(1), pp. 130-142. (doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0366.2009.00257.x)

Abstract

This essay reviews four recent books based on research on the development of capitalism and the position of household-based farming in post-Soviet Russia. Each of the books represents a different set of conceptual assumptions and is based on different methods of enquiry. It is argued that a problematic feature of much of the literature on this topic is that it begins from the assumption that successful capitalist development in Russian agriculture should be based on the development of small-scale family farming. This tends to obscure the variety of forms of production that have emerged so far and the range of different relationships between them.

• Item Type: Articles
• Additional Information: The definitive version is available at www3.interscience.wiley.com
• Keywords: Russia, peasants, capitalist agriculture, family farming, post-communist transition
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Cox, Professor Terence
• Authors: Cox, T.
• Subjects: D History General and Old World > DK Russia. Soviet Union. Former Soviet Republics
• College/School: College of Social Sciences > School of Social and Political Sciences > Central and East European Studies
• Journal Name: Journal of Agrarian Change
• Publisher: Blackwell Publishing
• ISSN: 1471-0358
• ISSN (Online): 1471-0366
• Published Online: 24 December 2009
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2010 Blackwell Publishing
• First Published: First published in Journal of Agrarian Change 10(1):130-142
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher.