A reading of wikipedia seems to imply poor execution of a program designed to industrialize in a top-down C&C economy. > Mao Zedong was so inspired by the slog

A reading of wikipedia seems to imply poor execution of a program designed to industrialize in a top-down C&C economy. > Mao Zedong was so inspired by the slogan that China put forward its own objective: to catch up with and surpass the UK in 15 years. > Comrade Khrushchev has told us, the Soviet Union 15 years later will surpass the United States of America. I can also say, 15 years later, we may catch up with or exceed the UK.[9] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Leap_Forward https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Leap_Forward