For instance, Lin believes that the Chinese Communists moved toward collective production after taking over in 1949 because of a nationalistic "catch up and surpass" strategy that aimed to turn a poor agricultural nation into a rich, powerful country via heavy industry and a strong military.
例如林毅夫認為，1949 年中共建政後之所以逐步向「共產」收緊，是因為它以民族主義富國強兵的「趕超戰略」為主軸，硬要將中國從貧困落後的農業經濟一舉提升為重工業軍事強權。