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Provedor de dados: | 31
País: | United States
Título: | A model of manager-induced organisational stability in post-Soviet agriculture
Autores: | Petrick,   Martin; Carter,   Michael R.
Data: | 2008-01-14
Ano: | 2007
Palavras-chave: | Agricultural transition; Former Soviet Union; Social interaction effects; Farm restructuring.; Farm Management.
Resumo: | Agricultural transition in the former Soviet Union has, surprisingly for many observers, not led to a widespread adoption of individual farming. This article attempts to understand some previously neglected forces behind this outcome. It develops a theoretical model of farm restructuring in which managers exploit the preferences of workers for conformity within a social reference group to cement their own power. The model provides a rationale for the persistent support among workers and managers to the status-quo organisation, despite the availability of a more efficient individual farming option. Based on empirical evidence, we argue that managers have an incentive to keep horizons of workers limited by sheltering them from pro-reform influences. Polar reform equilibria are generated that are consistent with the observed spatial patterns of restructuring. The model predicts that policies aiming at the establishment of independent farms will fail unless they induce a ‘big push’ in reform attitudes among workers.
Tipo: | Conference Paper or Presentation
Idioma: | Inglês

Identificador:

28223

http://purl.umn.edu/7788

Editor: | AgEcon Search

Relação:

European Association of Agricultural Economists&gt;104th Seminar, September 5-8, 2007, Budapest, Hungary

European Association of Agricultural Economists 104th Seminar - 2007

Formato:

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