Part 6 of reuploading classic history episodes in the run up to our book club review of Serve the People! by Yan Lianke.

In this episode we look at how the economy and educational system fared during the Cultural Revolution decade. We discuss how a period of chaos led into a period of stagnation, where things neither got much better nor much worse. We also talk about differences between the countryside and the cities, and how every day life was irrevocably impacted by the social turmoil that occurred.

0:00 Introduction
2:11 Economy and Education to 1969
9:57 The Economy after 1969
22:45 Education after 1969
29:28 Urban and Rural life during the CR
38:53 Conclusions

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