Focusing on events in Hungary and Poland from 1948 to 1962 Dr Sokolovsky shows why collectivization can best be understood as an element in state-building for the new regimes of Eastern Europe. For these countries policy options were constrained by dependence upon the Soviet Union and the economic demands of a newly industrializing society. Econom |Peasants And Power State Autonomy And The Collectivization Of Agriculture In Eastern Europe | Politics