There is a close relationship between public and personal ownership under socialism. Socialist ownership of the means of production and the nature of the coupling of the work force to the means of production determine relations in production, distribution, exchange, and consumptionâin all...

The nature of land relations determines in large measure the country's agrarian system and the state of its food supply. Land relations are in turn determined by land ownership.

The CMEA countries have recently made definite progress in the development of their agriculture. Their average annual gross agricultural output between 1971 and 1975 was approximately 39% higher than between 1961 and 1965, and 14% higher than between 1966 and 1970. They have increased the yield...