Collectivization
Definition
Collectivization is a political and economic policy of agricultural consolidation, where individual small farms are merged into large, state-controlled enterprises. This was particularly prevalent in the Soviet Union under Joseph Stalin's regime.
Related terms
Collective Farming: A type of farming in which farmers pool their resources in certain areas of activity.
Five-Year Plans: Centralized plans used by the Soviet Union and other communist countries for economic development over five-year periods. In the Soviet Union, they were used to control agriculture through collectivization.
Stalinism: The ideology and policies adopted by Stalin in the Soviet Union, including central planning, totalitarianism, socialism in one country, a centralized state, collectivism in agriculture and manufacturing among others.
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