European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 7, 1962, Darmstadt, Hesse Is the red economic Boom fizzling in Eastern Europe a so sets ski of ii i. 1, 1- 1 a. I by Endorf Martin a staff writer if Jivu to say about 4962. Out information lust Haw available indicate thai 1961 must Nave be a year of Dis Appon my for them of to economic a rtt wer of most East european of Boom to use a expression thai wac pcs of capitalism that characterised 1969 sad i960 in those countries he to aged 1961 Tram rapid to slew it be common tests May immediately re ton that q the same True for Nan Conj Tuttlw Western Europe and 2 their statistic still show a greater average Rageot growth than Frose of tie capitalist part at the continent. Specialists would Nave no great with such an argument. The first May. Is us Tesuo Rabij True they have reservations concerning the second although the statistics for i9t officials Mil were compiled 03 the United nations economic commission few Europe tech and re the latest and bes available they Are based on data submitted by the comm Sist countries themselves and at least Onse of them were obviously concocted for propaganda purposes another reason for reservation is to Basic principles of statistics Are applied More loosely in the comments countries Toan la the West. Therefore. Com aunt state Utica of National income01 indexes of Industrial and agricultural output Are often useless for purposes of economic anal yogis or or making Compart san Between the soviet bloc and the West of for this second reason. C/j5. Economic no its Are satisfied with Ece a handling of the statistics which consists of com Parave percentages Only these percentages which appear on the accompany. A map dearly show the dece Letlon of economic growth in 1361. Caused mainly by the debacle of agricultural production in what used to be Central Europe s bread by diet to this tame Only three a out of the eight Caa boat of a increased growth in 1961 Poland Romania was doubtless the major to the acceleration i Poland Content Drift bloc country which arms. Romania on far the Only country in. The. " Progress to to Oil the favourable to Albu Nhi Are somewhat of a c9�fertoa the tiny people s re soft Stoa within the i Bia if go was in Agri drought in most Coyn in the first year collectivization sex the Region. Arable land end treated by coi elective and state owned farms was Only 13 per cent in Poland it was Between 86 percent in Bulgaria and 99 per cent la the soviet Union i elsewhere. The fact that Only Poland and again Albania were the exceptions to the Genera picture of Stag nation in agricultural production might be great satisfaction to those who maintain that no indoctrination or pressure can Pera Oade the Farmer to toll harder on the Field which does not belong to him. The following table shows the Region global output in agriculture again in an Nual percentage rates of growth alb i by fam a hum Phi i ban Witt t�s9 20 19.1-1 1 to Avail. Tymm Amr. 3.1 to ten s.4i.i to my Anil -1 0 the polish phenomenon is Worth some explanation. Beside the human Factor Thep is Farmer s obvious greater interest la toiling on big private plot the regime of Vladyslaw Comulka has recognized that it could secure a More stable growth concentrating on animal husbandry especially pork poultry and egg production while importing whatever the country needs ingrain. This on the other hand explains Poland s greater concern about the common Market forty per cent of Poland s Export go to the capitalist countries and the common Market s external Tariff Wall protecting the agriculture of the six member nations could have disastrous consequences to the conomy of Poland. Diplomats of these two do no conceal their concern. They hint that loss of their Western Market Codd Force Poland to seek closer economic ties with Moscow. Although the agricultural picture was and remains rather gloomy in the area in general there is no question of people going hungry officials caution. There is enough to eat. But the Quality of the products is appallingly Low. Iwo Jymm i ii 59 60 Many a my sism. Soviet Union i i60 my Techo slovak w Imp hungaryi25x4 the flaw Ano st rfcs
