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China's Five Year Plans: A Brief History

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By Fielding Chen and Tom Orlik

November 10, 2015 at 4:03 PM UTC

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The history of China's five year plans shows a transition from over-reaching political ambition to measured economic progress. Bloomberg Intelligence Economics reviews the key aspects of the first 12 plans.

This article originally ran in Bloomberg Brief's Economics Asia newsletter. View the original interactive story here.