Contesting agriculture [[electronic resource] ] : cooperativism and privatization in the new Eastern Germany / / Hans C. Buechler and Judith-Maria Buechler
| Contesting agriculture [[electronic resource] ] : cooperativism and privatization in the new Eastern Germany / / Hans C. Buechler and Judith-Maria Buechler |
| Autore | Buechler Hans C |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Albany, : State University of New York Press, 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (371 p.) |
| Disciplina | 334/.683/09431 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | BuechlerJudith-Maria |
| Collana | SUNY series in the anthropology of work |
| Soggetto topico |
Agriculture, Cooperative - Germany (East)
Privatization - Germany (East) |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-7914-8909-4
0-585-46317-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455731203321 |
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| Albany, : State University of New York Press, 2002 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Contesting agriculture [[electronic resource] ] : cooperativism and privatization in the new Eastern Germany / / Hans C. Buechler and Judith-Maria Buechler
| Contesting agriculture [[electronic resource] ] : cooperativism and privatization in the new Eastern Germany / / Hans C. Buechler and Judith-Maria Buechler |
| Autore | Buechler Hans C |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Albany, : State University of New York Press, 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (371 p.) |
| Disciplina | 334/.683/09431 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | BuechlerJudith-Maria |
| Collana | SUNY series in the anthropology of work |
| Soggetto topico |
Agriculture, Cooperative - Germany (East)
Privatization - Germany (East) |
| ISBN |
0-7914-8909-4
0-585-46317-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780235903321 |
Buechler Hans C
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| Albany, : State University of New York Press, 2002 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Contesting agriculture : cooperativism and privatization in the new Eastern Germany / / Hans C. Buechler and Judith-Maria Buechler
| Contesting agriculture : cooperativism and privatization in the new Eastern Germany / / Hans C. Buechler and Judith-Maria Buechler |
| Autore | Buechler Hans C |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Albany, : State University of New York Press, 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (371 p.) |
| Disciplina | 334/.683/09431 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | BuechlerJudith-Maria |
| Collana | SUNY series in the anthropology of work |
| Soggetto topico |
Agriculture, Cooperative - Germany (East)
Privatization - Germany (East) |
| ISBN |
9780791489093
0791489094 9780585463179 0585463174 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- CONTESTING AGRICULTURE -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS -- CHRONOLOGY -- 1. Introduction -- The Setting -- Methodology -- 2. Identities -- PART I: The Communist Period -- 3. The History of Collectivization in Agriculture -- 4. The LPG -- Introduction -- The Mass Production Model in Agriculture -- The Dynamics of Planning: Rationales and Irrationalities -- Production Quotas and Export -- The Organization of Agricultural Tasks -- Local Responses -- Inconsistencies in the Distribution of Farm Equipment -- Showcase Projects -- Communal Tasks -- Capital Investments and Debt -- Compensation -- Supplementing Wages: Individual Production by LPG Members -- The Family as Source of Identification -- Leisure -- The LPG Administration -- Farm Manager Identities -- PART II: The Post-Communist Period -- INTRODUCTION: The Aftermath of Reunification -- The Crash in the Markets: Panic Purchases -- New Markets and Pricing Structures -- Government Supports and Useless Feasibility Plans -- The Maze of Legal Forms of Ownership -- Rights to Compensation and to Decide on the Future of the Cooperatives -- 5. The Cooperative Solution -- Legal Options -- The Cooperative Managers' Opinion of West German-Style Cooperativism -- The Transition to West German-Style Cooperatives: Process and Timing -- The New Leadership -- Carrying Out Compensation -- Impediments: Access to Land -- Leasing from Individuals -- The Issue of Buildings -- Set-Aside Programs -- The Carryover of Debt Incurred During the GDR -- A Case of Failure -- Prospects -- 6. The New Cooperatives: Continuity and Change -- Restructuring Activities -- Investment in Buildings and Machinery -- Crop Production -- Livestock Production -- Markets -- Reducing the Workforce -- Wage Levels and Working Conditions -- The Cooperatives' Relationship to Communities.
Prospects -- 7. The Eastern Independent Farmers -- Obtaining Land -- Machinery -- Investment -- Division of Labor and the Employment of Outside Labor -- Crop Production and Its Link to Market Demand -- Livestock Production -- Prospects -- Conclusion -- 8. The Western Farmers -- Adapting to Life in the East -- Access to Land -- Investment -- Personnel and Division of Labor -- Crop Production and Marketing -- Livestock Production and Marketing -- Suppliers and Markets -- Community Relations -- 9. The Service/Industrial Context of Agriculture: Linkages and Permutations -- Suppliers -- A Serviceman -- Clients -- The Nature of Economic Networks -- Convergences and Divergences between Farmers and Their Associates -- 10. Conclusion -- NOTES -- Chronology -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Identities -- PART I. THE COMMUNIST PERIOD -- 3. The History of Collectivization in Agriculture -- 4. The LPG -- PART II. POST-COMMUNIST PERIOD -- Introduction: The Aftermath of Reunification -- 5. The Cooperative Solution -- 6. The New Cooperatives -- 7. The Eastern Independent Farmers -- 8. The Western Farmers -- 9. The Service/Industrial Context of Agriculture -- 10. Conclusion -- GLOSSARY -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910965192703321 |
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| Albany, : State University of New York Press, 2002 | ||
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Privatization in Eastern Germany : a neo-institutional analysis / / Herbert Brucker
| Privatization in Eastern Germany : a neo-institutional analysis / / Herbert Brucker |
| Autore | Brucker Herbert <1960, > |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; Portland, Or. : , : Frank Cass, , 1997 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (300 p.) |
| Disciplina | 338.9/2 |
| Collana | GDI book series |
| Soggetto topico | Privatization - Germany (East) |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-135-77744-6
1-280-14173-5 0-203-98912-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Foreword; 1 Introduction; 2 Why Privatization?; 3 Transaction Costs of Privatization; 4 Distributive and Welfare Effects of Privatization; 5 Transformation of the Legal and Economic Framework; 6 Strategy and Results of Treuhand-Privatization; 7 Transaction Costs of Rehabilitation Contracts; 8 Rehabilitation versus Privatization: A Comparative Analysis; 9 Conclusions; Notes; References |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450782503321 |
Brucker Herbert <1960, >
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| London ; ; Portland, Or. : , : Frank Cass, , 1997 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Privatization in Eastern Germany : a neo-institutional analysis / / Herbert Brucker
| Privatization in Eastern Germany : a neo-institutional analysis / / Herbert Brucker |
| Autore | Brucker Herbert <1960, > |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; Portland, Or. : , : Frank Cass, , 1997 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (300 p.) |
| Disciplina | 338.9/2 |
| Collana | GDI book series |
| Soggetto topico | Privatization - Germany (East) |
| ISBN |
1-135-77743-8
1-135-77744-6 1-280-14173-5 0-203-98912-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Foreword; 1 Introduction; 2 Why Privatization?; 3 Transaction Costs of Privatization; 4 Distributive and Welfare Effects of Privatization; 5 Transformation of the Legal and Economic Framework; 6 Strategy and Results of Treuhand-Privatization; 7 Transaction Costs of Rehabilitation Contracts; 8 Rehabilitation versus Privatization: A Comparative Analysis; 9 Conclusions; Notes; References |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783840803321 |
Brucker Herbert <1960, >
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| London ; ; Portland, Or. : , : Frank Cass, , 1997 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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