Efficiency and Growth in Agriculture: A Comparative Study of the Soviet Union, United States, Canada, and Finland

Robert Koopman

No 278252, Staff Reports from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: Growth in the agricultural sector of the Soviet Union has been low and a constant cause of concern for the Soviet leadership. Western economists have long argued that the Soviet system lacks the efficiency in production that market forces provide in the West. This study finds little empirical evidence to support the argument of low levels of static allocative or technical efficiency in Soviet-type economies, compared with the West. Instead, the study shows that the slow pace of technological innovation is the main reason for slow Soviet growth.

Keywords: International Development; Productivity Analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 47
Date: 1989-10
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.278252

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