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Light Industry and Chemicals - Coggle Diagram
Light Industry and Chemicals
Under Khrushchev, there was more emphasis on light industry and chemicals than under Stalin, whose focus had largely been on heavy industry.
Central targets
Targets continued to come from the centre.
Meeting targets mattered more than meeting the needs of the country or its industrial sector.
Productivity remained low.
Limited reform
Khrushchev set up regional economic councils.
There were 105 of them.
The regional councils replaced the national ministries.
Their aim was to avoid waste and over-regulation. In reality, they created another layer of bureaucracy.
There was also a created focus on light industry.
Chemicals
Khrushchev introduced a Seven-Year Plan in 1959.
The focus on light industry was accompanied by more chemical production under the plan.
Chemical fertilisers could be used to support Khrushchev's agricultural policies, such as the Corn Campaign.
Success of Khrushchev's plan
Consumer goods and chemical production increased.
Overall growth was lower than Khrushchev had hoped for.
Chemical production missed its target by 20%.