Part Two: Economic Constituents
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| Art.23: |
The national economy shall be organised in accordance with a comprehensive
development plan which ensures raising the national income, fair distribution,
raising the standard of living, solving the problem of unemployment, increasing
work opportunities, connecting wages with production, fixing a minimum and
maximum limit for wages in a manner that guarantees lessening the disparities
between incomes |
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| Art.24: |
The people shall control all means
of production and direct their surplus in accordance with development plan laid
down by the State. |
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| Art.25: |
Every citizen shall have a share in
the national revenue to be defined by law in accordance with his work or his
unexploiting ownership. |
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| Art.26: |
Workers shall have a share in the
management and profits of projects . They shall be committed to the development
of production and the implementation of the plan in their production units, in
accordance with the law. Protecting the means of production is a national duty
. Workers shall be represented on the boards of directors of the public sector
units by at least 50% of the number of members of these boards. The law shall
guarantee for the small farmers and small craftsmen 80%of the membership on the
boards of directors of the agricultural and industrial co-operatives. |
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| Art.27: |
Beneficiaries shall participate in
the management of the services projects of public interest and their
supervision in accordance with the law. |
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| Art.28: |
The State shall look after the
co-operative establishments in all their forms and encourage handicrafts with a
view to developing production and raising income . The State shall endeavour to
support agricultural co-operatives according to modern scientific bases. |
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| Art.29: |
Ownership shall be under the
supervision of the people and the protection of the State. There are three
kinds of ownership: public ownership, co-operative ownership and private
ownership. |
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| Art.30: |
Public ownership is the ownership
of the people and it is confirmed by the continuous support of the public
sector. The public sector shall be the vanguard of progress in all spheres and
shall assume the main responsibility in the development plan. |
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| Art.31: |
Co-operative ownership is the
ownership of the co-operative societies. The law shall guarantee its protection
and self-management. |
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| Art.32: |
Private ownership shall be
represented by the unexploiting capital. The law shall organize the performance
of its social function in the service of the national economy within the
framework of the development plan, without deviation or exploitation. The ways
of its utilization should not contradict the general welfare of the people. |
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| Art.33: |
Public ownership shall have its
sanctity. Its protection and support shall be the duty of every citizen in
accordance with the law as it is considered the mainstay of the strength of the
homeland, a basis for the socialist system and a source of prosperity for the
people. |
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| Art.34: |
Private ownership shall be
safeguarded and may not be placed under sequestration except in the cases
defined by law and in accordance with a judicial decision . It may not be
expropriated except for the general good and against a fair compensation as
defined by law. The right of inheritance shall be guaranteed in it. |
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| Art.35: |
Nationalization shall not be
allowed except for considerations of public interest and in accordance with a
law and against a compensation. |
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| Art.36: |
General confiscation of funds shall
be prohibited . Private confiscation shall not be allowed except by a judicial
decision. |
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| Art.37: |
The law shall fix the maximum limit
of land ownership with a view to protecting the farmer and the agricultural
labourer from exploitation and asserting the authority of the alliance of the
people’s working forces in villages. |
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| Art.38: |
The tax system shall be based on
social justice |
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| Art.39: |
Saving is a national duty
protected, encouraged and organized by the State. |
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