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Seductions of an Underdevelopment Trap: Systemic Impediments to Agricultural Reform in Russia
Author:
Mr. Dmitry Gershenson
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Ms. Maria Amelinanull

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Series:
IMF Working Papers
Volume/Issue:
Volume 2002: Issue 126
Language:
English
Publication Date:
01 Jul 2002
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451854916.001
ISBN:
9781451854916
ISSN:
1018-5941
Pages:
35
Keywords:
WP; underdevelopment trap; government subsidy; survival probability; Saratov government; agriculture; collective farms; transition; Russian Federation; world value government support; B. government policy; Agricultural production; Agricultural sector; Personal income; Government subsidies; Agricultural policy; Global
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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 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.
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IMF Working Papers
ISSN:
1018-5941
Publisher:
International Monetary Fund
Volume 2002: Issue 126