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The government redirected resources into infrastructure, prioritized heavy industry, and rationed consumer goods. Between 1952 and 1953, personal consumption accounted for less than half of GNP, emphasizing investment over immediate welfare. Efforts to boost productivity through increased work norms, incentives, and even coercive measures like return of piecework wages and the reintroduction of time clocks met with worker resentment.