FYP - economic
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evidence for FYPs being economic success
exponential growth in heavy industry
how did coal production grow in FYP1?
1928 = 35 million tonnes
1932 = 65 million tonnes
how did the growth in heavy industry make the FYPs an economic success?
Stalin could achieve main goal - prevent being “crushed” by Nazis in WW2
command economy = concentrate resources into heavy industry, so support large-scale production of artillery
self-sufficiency prepared for conflict = reduce reliance on unreliable imports of industrial goods
how were the FYPs NOT an economic success in terms of development?
USSR still underdeveloped
only heavy industry successful
no consumer goods = shortages in everyday necessities (textile production dropped)
chemical, oil production struggled
how were the FYPs NOT an economic success in terms of targets?
overambitious targets by Gosplan
output falsified / inflated by managers
intense competition over materials (managers making illegal deals, hijacking lorries)
inefficiency, waste (quantity > quality - products’ lifespans shortened, tyres thinner)
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