A People’s Daily editorial signaled the start of a campaign that labeled many critics as rightists. People were dismissed, demoted, sent to labor or silenced. The campaign narrowed the space for reporting errors and policy disagreement. This mattered economically because local officials faced stronger incentives to echo central expectations, a dangerous condition for later campaigns built on exaggerated output claims.
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What was the effect of the Anti-Rightist campaign on policy feedback?
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Punishment of critics discouraged open discussion of policy failures.