Mongolia’s Administrative Division during the Formation of Agricultural Associations (1935–1959): the Impact of Land and Pasture Issues
https://doi.org/10.22162/2619-0990-2019-42-2-183-194
Abstract
The goal of the article is to consider the impact of land and pasture issues on peculiarities of formation of the agricultural cooperatives in 1935–1959 concerning the administrative-territorial division. Results. The co-existence of private and state cooperative property resulting from the emergence and development of agricultural cooperatives that had a certain impact on land-pasture relations in the MPR gave rise to a number of essential issues and difficulties. State and cooperative organizations, such as agricultural cooperatives, state enterprises, machine-tractor stations, farmer cooperatives, finally required detailed regulations for land-pasture relations to be accompanied by a reorganization of the territorial-administrative division of the MPR. That proved the biggest reorganization in the history of Mongolia from 1950 to 1960, and the country was administratively divided into 1568 bags, 330 soums and 21 aimags. The wealth creation, land exploitation and pasture policy for the 255 agricultural cooperatives, 17 joint cooperative enterprises, 9 joint cooperatives and 90 state enterprises that had existed until 1990 played the key role in the situation. Conclusion. Land-pasture relations as the basis for cattle breeding were drastically changed in the MPR during the formation of agricultural cooperatives and in the post-liquidation period. However, the land as common amenities was within the jurisdiction of the state, which governed land matters and the system of agricultural coopreatives.
About the Author
Radnaased Turdalai
Mongolian Academy of Sciences, Institute of International Relations (1, Prime Minister A. Amar Str., Ulaanbaatar 14200, Mongolia)
Mongolia
Research Associate
Mongolia
Research Associate
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Turdalai R. Mongolia’s Administrative Division during the Formation of Agricultural Associations (1935–1959): the Impact of Land and Pasture Issues. Oriental Studies. 2019;12(2):183-194. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.22162/2619-0990-2019-42-2-183-194
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