¥Rapid industrial progress in
first two 5-year plans
¥(1928-1932) (1933-1937)
¥Favor large factories,
economies of scale - ÓgigantomaniaÓ
¥Places strain on
transport
¥Leads to regional
specialization
¥War disrupts 3rd 5-yr plan
(1938-1942), but more emphasis on regional planning versus sectoral planning
¥New stress on regional autarky
- to minimize transport burden and threat of military defeat
¥Fourth 5-yr plan (1946-1950)
rapid, successful war reconstruction, 60% of industrial plant had been destroyed
¥Issues of war reparations from
East Germany, Poland, Manchuria