Human capital and Russia's agricultural future
Russian agriculture has rebounded from the depths of the 1990s but significant challenges remain. This article documents deficiencies in rural human capital, specifically, a contracting rural labour force, a shortage of skilled workers, and migratory outflow of the rural young. These problems are compounded by emerging budgetary constraints, slower economic growth and de-mechanisation of agricultural labour. State policy prioritises food production but does not allocate sufficient resources to supporting human capital on which food production depends. As a result, the base of human capital will continue to erode, thereby damaging leadership aspirations and Russian competitiveness in the global food market.
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2014
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Authors: | Wegren, Stephen K. |
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Post-Communist Economies. - Taylor & Francis Journals, ISSN 1463-1377. - Vol. 26.2014, 4, p. 537-554
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Taylor & Francis Journals |
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