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The Dialectics of Production Meetings, 1923-29

The Dialectics of Production Meetings, 1923-29 WILLIAM CHASE (Pittsburgh, U.S.A.) THE DIALECTICS OF PRO- D UCTION MEETINGS, 1923-29* During the New Economic Policy (NEP), a major goal of Soviet labor policy was to raise worker productivity. Party and state officials considered higher worker pro- ductivity vital to the accumulation of capital necessary , for industrial growth and economic recovery. To in- crease worker productivity, officials devised a two- pronged approach. The first consisted of a series of clas- sical wage policies such as the linking of wages to pro- ductivity, the extension of piece-rate wages and in- creasing the workload. The second involved the organi- zation of production meetings 0 v e she h ani i and confer- ences konferentsii. Begun in 1923-24, the purpose of these meetings was to involve workers, specialists spetsy and factory administrators in efforts to rationalize pro- duction, to improve factory life and to solicit worker suggestions on how to overcome problems caused by mismanagement or which managers were otherwise un- able to solve. the nature of these meetings changed significantly during the period from 1924 to 1929. In 1924 and 1925, workers viewed them as another method by which boss- es tried to intensify production; not surprisingly, work- http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Russian History Brill

The Dialectics of Production Meetings, 1923-29

Chase, William
Russian History , Volume 13 (1): 149 – Jan 1, 1986
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© 1986 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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WILLIAM CHASE (Pittsburgh, U.S.A.) THE DIALECTICS OF PRO- D UCTION MEETINGS, 1923-29* During the New Economic Policy (NEP), a major goal of Soviet labor policy was to raise worker productivity. Party and state officials considered higher worker pro- ductivity vital to the accumulation of capital necessary , for industrial growth and economic recovery. To in- crease worker productivity, officials devised a two- pronged approach. The first consisted of a series of clas- sical wage policies such as the linking of wages to pro- ductivity, the extension of piece-rate wages and in- creasing the workload. The second involved the organi- zation of production meetings 0 v e she h ani i and confer- ences konferentsii. Begun in 1923-24, the purpose of these meetings was to involve workers, specialists spetsy and factory administrators in efforts to rationalize pro- duction, to improve factory life and to solicit worker suggestions on how to overcome problems caused by mismanagement or which managers were otherwise un- able to solve. the nature of these meetings changed significantly during the period from 1924 to 1929. In 1924 and 1925, workers viewed them as another method by which boss- es tried to intensify production; not surprisingly, work-

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