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The Organization of Work in China's Communes

N L Gonzalez

    Science (New York, N.Y.)
    |September 3, 1982
    PubMed
    Summary

    China's agricultural communes are evolving, with some poorer regions assigning tasks to households to boost production and income. Rural industry growth rewards individual effort within collective structures, indicating a more flexible system.

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