IN 1958, UNDER the rule of Mao Zedong, China began the Great Leap Forward, a four-year attempt to transform the country from an agrarian society into a modern industrialised one. It was a disaster: ...

Serbia has turned to commercial banks to fund its ‘Leap Into The Future’ investment drive. With interest rates high, the government has picked a ‘very awkward moment’ for such a strategy, economists ...

In a push to reshape China overnight, Mao launched the Great Leap Forward—a campaign that brought industrial ambition and unimaginable suffering.

Governor Park stated, "During the previous term, we achieved a national ranking of 4th in economic growth rate, a trade ...