Yi Mianyang： A Study on the Exploration of Income-Distribution Patterns among Employees in Commune-run Enterprises

Employees in commune-run enterprises have been characterized as “being both workers and peasants,” and an important issue facing the commune-run enterprises was the building up of a suitable income-distribution pattern.  There have been three stages in the study of this topic: the distribution patterns in the wage system in parallel with the work-point system established during the first stage and the adjustments to the needs of the production reality of industry and agriculture at that time; the distribution patterns of the work-point system implemented during the second stage, catering to the distribution needs of the production team in the agricultural collectivization system, which did not conform with the reality of the enterprises; the performance pay system implemented during the third stage, which mobilized the employees’ production initiative and promoted the development of the commune-run enterprises.