History A-Level
State planning and central direction
What State planning and central direction means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of State planning and central direction
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
The first Five-Year Plan of 1953–57, which redirected industry towards heavy sectors such as steel, coal and machinery.
Topics that use State planning and central direction
- Paper 3, Option 38.2: The making of modern China, 1860–1997 - 1 The growth of industry (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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