Comparative Development Experiences of India And Its Neighbours

Question

Explain the Great Leap Forward campaign of China as initiated in 1958.

Answer

The Great Leap Forward (GLF) campaign initiated in 1958 aimed at industrialising the country on a massive scale. People were encouraged to set up industries in their backyards. In rural areas, commune system, people collectively cultivated lands. In 1958, there were 26,000 communes covering almost all the farm population.

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