Knowledge and agrarian de-collectivisation in Kazakhstan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2158341 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kazbek Toleubayev, Kees Jansen (0000-0003-4050-7407), Arnold Van Huis (0000-0002-4213-4539) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 353-377 |
| Publication date | 2010-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Peasant Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0306-6150 • E-ISSN: 1743-9361 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03066151003595069 |
| OpenAlex | W2048649597 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 18 |
| References cited | 34 |
The agrarian de-collectivisation in Kazakhstan is an instructive case for examining the relative viability of large-scale farming vis-à-vis smallholder agriculture. Within the transition from communism to capitalism in Kazakhstan, de-collectivisation involved not only a redefinition of property rights but also a dramatic rupture with former modes of agricultural knowledge generation and use. Up to now, however, the role of knowledge and skills in shaping de-collectivisation has received scant attention in the literature on postsocialism. This article argues that the loss and inadequacy of knowledge, following the collapse of knowledge institutions and the shift from large-scale knowledge-intensive mechanised farming to predominantly manual farming on small plots, needs to form part of any explanation of the postsocialist agrarian crisis. The analysis shows the importance of studying access to, and control over, knowledge in constructing a theory of agricultural labour processes
Agrarian society · Agricultural revolution · Agriculture · Capitalism · Communism · Economic system · Economics · Geography · Peasant · Political science · Politics · Scale (ratio · Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development · Land Rights and Reforms · Law · Russia and Soviet political economy
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| Unique citing works | 18 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,29 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2025 (14) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 18 |