Two departments divided according to the production of means of production and the production of means of consumption. The physical form of the aggregate social product is divided into means of production and means of consumption according to its final use. Accordingly, social production is divided into two major departments, one is the production of means of production, also known as “Department I”; and the second department is the production of means of consumption, also known as “Department II”…
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