Soviet State planning and forced industrialization as a model for Asia

Expert InsightsPublished 1958

An appraisal of the relevance and applicability to Asia's problems of Soviet experience in rapid industrialization under state planning. To profit from Soviet planning experience, Asian countries must accept the entire formula of Soviet-type totalitarianism. Alternatively, if they reject coercive methods, they must seek different paths to economic development, and it is doubtful that they can derive much benefit from copying specific technical features of Soviet planning. Most Asian countries cannot afford to concentrate on rapid industrialization to the neglect of other economic sectors, notably agriculture. They face numerous handicaps which the Soviet Union did not have to overcome. China's experience suggests that even industrialization spurred to the utmost by Soviet-style coercive techniques will not solve her employment problem. 30 pp.

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