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Three interrelated theoretical questions stemming from recent work on production are considered: (1) Can capitalists use technologies & structures that control workers even if they are not cost minimizing? (2) Why is it not advantageous for workers in a period of socialist transition to develop the most efficient production process & expand the forces of production as quickly as possible, even if this is degrading to the workers? (3) Do capitalist production relations provide the basis for a revolutionary force which would not only overthrow capitalist relations, but also sustain the struggle along the socialist path? It is argued that the answers depend upon new & more rigorous conceptualizations for capitalist efficiency & socialist efficiency. The efficiency of a production process is of two types: (A) quantitative, realizing the greatest set of output for a given set of physical inputs; & (B) qualitative, the degree of reproduction of the class relations of a mode of production. Production processes are capitalist efficient if they best reproduce capital control over the production process & minimize resistance to this control. A production process is socialist efficient if it maximizes the control of the working class over the means of production & minimizes the possibility of this control reverting to capitalist domination. The necessities of socialist efficiency require a greater focus on the collective experience of workers as workers. M. Migalski.

Marxism has been blooming around the world. Paul Sweezy and Harry Magdoff call it "a veritable renaissance." Samir Amin celebrates an "extraordinary rebirth." Just as socialist practice has deepened and spread its roots internationally, so has Marxian theory borne increasingly rich and bounteous fruit.… The Marxian renaissance has involved some theoretical tussles with the earlier Marxist orthodoxy. These theoretical reformulations have necessarily focused on the central problematic of the materialist perspective…. With <em>Labor and Monopoly Capital</em>, Harry Braverman has provided some central elements lor this clarified focus, helping arm us with many critical arguments for our assault on traditional views.<p class="mrlink"><p class="mrpurchaselink"><a href="http://monthlyreview.org/index/volume-28-number-3" title="Vol. 28, No. 3: July-August 1976" target="_self">Click here to purchase a PDF version of this article at the <em>Monthly Review</em> website.</a></p>

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Numerous specialist studies allow managers to find accessible answers on how to develop and increase the autonomy of educational establishments in the type of management model. Every school head has to have a clear vision of the school and of its connection with the society it is part of. The vision of the manager must be shared with both the institution's staff and the local community. It should be pointed out that there is no effective school if the manager can't express this vision with the rest of the people who come into contact with the unit. Vision is the starting point for a mission assigned to the school unit by its manager. In general, the mission of the school is to integrate each pupil in society, to continually improve the performance of the educational act in good conditions and to the required standards. The purpose of this article is to outline the new challenges of the modern world and to highlight effective management methods.

Energy Efficiency and Development of Renewables: Russia's Approach / by Vyacheslav Kulagin. - S. 2-9 Improving Russian Energy Efficiency: Next Steps / by Andreas Goldthau. - S. 9-12 European Practices Offer a Good Model for Russia / by Peter Richards. - S. 12-13 Energy Use and CO2 Emissions. Russia in International Comparison. - S. 14

AbstractThis paper investigates the trade‐off between distribution effect and production effect of monetary policy when there exist unobservable idiosyncratic liquidity shocks. In the absence of risk‐sharing arrangements such as a credit market, monetary policy serves to provide ex post insurance to smooth consumption. Specifically, issuing interest‐bearing bonds restores credit transactions on money through bond‐money exchanges. Such a policy has a positive distribution effect, but the resulting inflation hampers production efficiency. It is demonstrated that the trade‐off between distribution efficiency gain and production efficiency loss would result in net welfare enhancement if consumers are relative‐risk‐averse enough.