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effectiveness of the original program priorities and structure of the Productivity Centers and their Councils. 11 58. The Productivity Centers operated either as a governmental agency or a private entity under governmental decree and auspices. They were staffed by nationals with diverse industry, agricultural, and governmental disciplines. The Productivity Centers were thus structured to reflect the interests and needs of their respective constituencies, national government, industry, labor, agriculture, and educational institutions. 59. The Centers operated with comparatively small permanent staffs, averaging 40 and ranging from over 200 to as few as six persons. 12 The staffs were widely supplemented by part-time employees seconded by government agencies and private institutions. The staffs included persons with backgrounds in manufacturing, engineering, agriculture, economics, business and office administration, training, and public relations. 60. The Centers administered all funds allocated to the National Productivity Restructuring Programs. They were often organized in national and regional divisions to more effectively support both industry and agriculture sectors, and to implement for 11 OEEC, EPA, Productivity Committee Minutes, May 12, 1958, Annex B, Paris. ¹²Among the nations with the largest Productivity Center staffs were France and Japan. 38

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