The Great Leap Forward for Ghana: Can it be Agriculture?

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• Chris Clark 11 years ago

  China is an example of a country that has stabilized itself via strong agricultural reforms. China's initial attempt to modernize, from 1978-1980 known as the Great Leap Forward resulted in famine and death as the government ...
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  China is an example of a country that has stabilized itself via strong agricultural reforms. China's initial attempt to modernize, from 1978-1980 known as the Great Leap Forward resulted in famine and death as the government imposed an Ag policy on farmers that did that provide them an incentive to produce.
  
  This changed in 1980 when officials discovered some peasants in a local employing a contract system, which the government approved and adopted. This simple change in Ag policy resulted in an increase in Ag production by 47% while reducing the labor used by 19% within the first few years if it's inception. China's subsequent attempts to modernize were far more successful. Britains agricultural revolution is an older example. A stable agricultural base is a vital first step to modernization.

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