МАТЕРИАЛЬНЫЙ СТИМУЛ

Material Incentive

The basic principle of the socialist economy, in accordance with which the level of material prosperity of the members of socialist society depends upon the quantity and quality of their work. Material interest under capitalism leads to the growth of selfishness among individual proprietors and to fierce competition. Socialism, on the other hand, brings forth new stimuli for the development of production, far more powerful than those existing under capitalism. The Material Incentive of the workers under socialism lies in the fact that they work for themselves and for their society. This encourages them to improve working methods, eliminate shortcomings in the organisation of production, and do all in their power to raise labour productivity.

At the same time Material Incentive is combined with moral stimuli to labour, since only in this case does it become a genuine means for accelerating the growth of socialist production. This principle will remain in force until the building of communist society is completed. The CPSU Programme points out that "communist construction must be based upon the principle of material incentive. In the coming twenty years payment according to one's work will remain the principal source for satisfying the material and cultural needs of the working people".