¥Deteriorating
economic conditions of 1927-28
¥December
1929 Stalin issues collectivization orders
¥By March
1930 - over 50% of agriculture labor force in collectives.
¥Arguments
for collectivization:
–1) increase marketed share of agriculture production
–2) shift resources from consumption into industrial
investments
–3) eliminate private ownership of land
–4) vanquish the kulak opposition to StalinÕs regime