A Reassessment of the Effectiveness of State Financing and Credit Policies for Small-Scale Agricultural Holdings and Rural Development in Interwar Romania (1918–1939): Historical Lessons and Contemporary Parallels

Sebastian Doboș · 2025 · ECONOMY AND CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY

Summary. This historical study examines state financing and credit policies for small farms in interwar Romania (1918–1939) using archival data, census records, and parliamentary sources. Despite ambitious policies, effectiveness was limited by undercapitalization, weak collateral, poor technology adoption, and health constraints. The analysis shows that finance alone cannot improve small-farm productivity without supporting organizations, inputs, and risk-sharing mechanisms that enable farmers to build capital and stabilize income.

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  title   = {A Reassessment of the Effectiveness of State Financing and Credit Policies for Small-Scale Agricultural Holdings and Rural Development in Interwar Romania (1918–1939): Historical Lessons and Contemporary Parallels},
  author  = {Sebastian Doboș},
  journal = {ECONOMY AND CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY},
  year    = {2025},
  doi     = {10.59277/ecs.2025.30.13},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.59277/ecs.2025.30.13}
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DOI

10.59277/ecs.2025.30.13

Countries

Romania

Regions

Europe

Categories

funding, food-systems, policy, general-innovation

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2026-06-01