Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Figures viii
4. Acknowledgements ix
5. List of Abbreviations x
6. Glossary of Terms xiii
7. Map of Settlement Pattern in Bezirk Erfurt xvi
8. Introduction xvii
9. PART I. CONSOLIDATION AND CONTROL: COLLECTIVISATION AND ITS MALCONTENTS
10. 1 Steps towards Full Collectivisation of Agriculture 1
11. 2 The Aftermath of Collectivisation 27
12. 3 Farming behind the Wall 54
13. PART II COMMUNICATING REFORM: THE LIMITS OF ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION
14. 4 Steps towards Reform 77
15. 5 Resistance, Compromise and ‘Cooperation’ 101
16. 6 Critical Transitions 131
17. PART III STABLE INSTABILITY: ECONOMIC STAGNATION AND THE END OF TRANSFORMATION
18. 7 From Ulbricht to Honecker 155
19. 8 Stabilisation and Stagnation 178
20. 9 Economic Crisis and Popular Dissatisfaction – the Road to 1989 204
21. Conclusion: The Practice and Problems of Agricultural Transformation in the GDR 224
22. Bibliography 230
23. Index 244