he time he ruled China since he always considered
             them to be the source of revolution.
             The initial economic reforms, carried out by the Chinese Communist
             Party after the revolution, were based on the Soviet model. The ownership
             of land was made collective and family and individual ownership of land was
             outlawed. This eliminated the influence of the landowning elite in the
             rural areas. Peasants were indoctrinated in the basics of Communist
             ideology that painted the wealthy landowners as exploiters and the
             institution of private property was held responsible for the social and
             economic inequalities in the country. (Clunas et al, 2003)
             The land reforms were followed by a policy of "agricultural
             collectivization" that was implemented in stages. At first, farmers were
             organized in small teams less than 10 families who farmed collectively on
             the basis of mutual help. The next stage was the setting up
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