International Rural Sociology Association
X World Congress: 30 July - 5 August 2000 in Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil
Workshop 17:
Planned and Post-Planned Economies
Convenors: Nigel Swain and A.N. Other
CALL FOR PAPERS
The tenth anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall has already
passed, and it is over twenty years since China broke away from
traditional socialist planning and introduced the 'responsibility
system' into its agriculture and the town and village enterprises
(TVEs) into its rural economy. The time is appropriate to take stock.
What is the nature of the developments that have taken place over
these time periods, and how well do they serve the goals which
constitute the theme of the congress: creating sustainable rural
livelihoods, building new communities, protecting resources, and
fostering human development?
The workshop proposes to address four inter-related issues.
The first is the nature of rural economy and society in post-
socialist Europe, post-planning China and still planned socialist
countries such as Cuba. If planning has been abandoned, what has
taken its place? Planned and post-planned rurality is characterised
by structures which are different from one another but similar in
that they have no parallels elsewhere in the world. But how well are
these structures understood, and in what directions are they
developing? Will they be subsumed under some global model for
agricultural production?
The second issue is to address how successful the post-planned
economies have been at meeting the goals that are the theme of the
congress? For the agricultural economist, reforms have created (or
will soon create) the basis for a more efficient agriculture. But is
even this the case, and what about the extra-economic goals of
sustainable development and community development?
The third issue is to pose the 'unthinkable' question: is there a
sense in which the remaining planned economies of the socialist
world, such as Cuba, have been more successful at meeting the goals
that are the theme of the congress than those that abandoned
planning?
Finally, the workshop will address the issue of how both the rural
sectors of both planned and post-planned economies might be reformed
to meet the conference theme goals more fully.
Papers which address any aspects of these themes are most welcome.
The deadline for abstracts is tight. So, rather than wait until the
last minute and then submit one in a rush, submit it now!
For more information about the conference and registration, see:
http://www.ag.auburn.edu/irsa/
The deadline for abstracts is FEBRUARY 29 2000.
Abstracts should be written in Times New Roman 12 font, double spaced
and be about 250 words in length. They can be submitted in a variety
of electronic formats (attachments, e-mail messages or on disk) but
should also be sent as HARDCOPY. Please no faxes !!!
Abstracts should be send to:
Congrex do Brasil
IRSA World Congress for Rural Sociology
Av. Presidente Wilson 164, 9 andar
20030-020 Rio de Janeiro RJ
Brazil
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A copy (no need for hard copy) should also be sent to Nigel Swain at:
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Centre for Central and Eastern European Studies,
University of Liverpool
9 Abercromby Square, P.O. Box 147, Liverpool, L69 3BX,UK
Tel: +44 (0)151 794 2422; Fax: +44 (0)151 794 2366
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