History of Everything: Maos Madness and The Great Leap Forward
History of Everything
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The Importance of Industry and Industrial Growth in China
The first of the five year plans did yield pretty good results. China's overall economy would expand by about 9% every year, which is good on its own. But then when you look at the numbers, agriculture saw a more modest growth than industry. So here's my question. How are they going to feed their country? Because that's what the farms did before,. I guess with more people moving towards industry, it would.
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