Great Leap Forward (Second 5 year plan) (1 jan 1958 ano – 1 dez 1962 ano)

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- The campaign's objective was to industrialise China's economy (through agriculture and industry)
- In order to catch up to other major economies and match the USSR's economic achievements

- A key feature was to use China's vast labour resources and a mass effort of will

- Laid out production quotas (not means)

- Mao frequently visited workers and joined in (now if that isn't adorable then I don't know what is (^ ω ^))

- Lead to the Great Chinese Famine

- Organisation of production was usually lacking due to little instruction and political interference; Mao did not recognise the faults in the policies

Industry:
- Mass labour was favoured over improved production techniques

- Achieved the building of large projects such as Tiananmen Square

- State-owned enterprises (SOEs) were created. They were the companies which now worked for the state
- The state set the prices, wages, output targets, etc.

- Backyard furnaces were encouraged as a way for the general population to contribute to the steel production
- The steel was low grade and not used, however it was maintained as a propaganda effort and inspiration to the people

- There is a significant increase in most sectors important for industrialisation over the 5 years

- However, China lacked technical skill in order to progress at a faster rate (quality was usually lacking)

Agriculture:
- Collectivised farms and agricultural industry begins in 1956

- Farmers worked in state-operated communes

- The communes set prices, wages, and production targets, etc.

- See The Great Chinese Famine

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