Food Production During the Transition to Capitalism
Subtitle: A Comparative Political Economy of Russia and China
Contributors: Whyte, Martin K.; Szelényi, Iván; Beckfield, Jason
Published: 2012
Language: eng
Description: The principal analytical objective of this dissertation is the assessment of changes in the political economy of food production during the transition from socialism to capitalism in Russia and China. The dissertation is equally interested in the consequences of this transition for human welfare resulting from changes in the availability of food. As a conditio sine qua non for human survival, food serves as an objective yardstick for human welfare. By studying changes in the political economy of food production it is therefore possible to draw general inferences regarding the welfare implications of the transition to capitalism in Russia and China.
Notes: Keywords: capitalism, China, food production, political economy, Russia, state.

Thesis Ph.D. Harvard University 2012