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Peer reviewedLi, Wei; Yang, Dennis Tao – Journal of Political Economy, 2005
The Great Leap Forward disaster, characterized by a collapse in grain production and a widespread famine in China between 1959 and 1961, is found attributable to a systemic failure in central planning. Wishfully expecting a great leap in agricultural productivity from collectivization, the Chinese government accelerated its aggressive…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Agricultural Production, Developing Nations, Economic Factors
Mukai, Gary; And Others – 1995
This unit introduces students to the diversity of rice culture and rice-based farming systems in Asia and the Pacific. Students examine issues related to the needs of the future global population. Six rice-producing countries are under study: Bangladesh, China, Indonesia, Japan, Philippines, and Thailand. The lessons include: (1) "Rice in…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Asian History, Asian Studies, Developing Nations
