The Farmer Threat: The Political Economy of Agrarian Reform in Post-Soviet Russia

Exploring the origins and progress of the current agrarian reforms, contributing authors analyze the significance of contemporary Russian evaluations of pre-revolutionary rural reform; the recent re-emergence of private farming and land reform as political issues; the changing legal framework of land tenure; new free and competitive markets in agricultural inputs and produce; and the ongoing resistance of managers on collective and state farms to the reforms.