5 The Great Leap Backward

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Figures ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Map of China xiv
6. Introduction 3
7. Declaring War on Schistosomiasis 17
8. An Unfolding Drama 45
9. Eradicating Schistosomiasis as a Political Undertaking 72
10. The Propaganda War 102
11. The Great Leap Backward 135
12. The People’s Health in Crisis 163
13. The Health Worker as ‘True Revolutionary’ 178
14. Delivering Rural Health: From the State to Communities 217
15. China in Global Health: From the ‘Sick Man of Asia’ to the ‘Chinese Approach to Health’ 257
16. Afterword 292
17. Notes 303
18. Index 363