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Rural Transformation in Central Europe (Central European University Press Book)
Rural Transformation in Central Europe - Central European University Press Book Author:Nigel Swain This book deals with the effects of the transformation towards a market economy on the rural societies of Central and Eastern Europe. Special attention is given to the consequences of the break-up of socialist patterns of agriculture and the prospects for private farming. The choices that confront the rural population are stark; either they succ... more »eed as family farmers, self-employed craftsmen or in small businesses, or they fail and retreat to subsistence agriculture. This work considers how these choices are made, who makes which choices, why some succeed and others fail, what interest groups are formed, and how political interests are articulated.« less