connected w ftb the necessl ty of a constant gre>w-th o.f allocated capital assets, especially varlous equipment, apparatus. devices• etc. This Is necessary to raise the efficiency and results of funde•entel research, applied research and development. to shorten terms of carrying out these actlvftfes, and finally to raise the labour productivity of R&D actl~ltles. The provision of equipment and apparatus for scientific personnel Is quantified by capital labour ratio. -It Is quite obvious that In order to ensure the Increase of this retlo the capital assets growth rates shouJd exceed growth rates of the personnel engaged In R&D activities. On the whole the majority of the European CMEA member States witnessed more then two•fold Increase of R&O capital· assets (expressed In value) In the past decade. One may note a progresslve.tendency consfstlng'ln the fact that during 1970-80 period the growth rates of R&D capital assets excelled those of all national economy capital assets as well as production capital assets. This shows· the redistribution of the national economy capital assets In favour of R&O activities. The growth of. R&D capital assets Is accompanied by ~he growth ·of value of their active part (apparatus equipment, devices etc>. Speaking about potential reserves of scientific manpower of the CMEA aember States It Is ncessary to point out that the I 434· aggregate number of personnel engaged In R&D activities In thes~ countries reached 5.5 mill lon persons In 1983 (2 mil I Jon In 19601 Including 1.6 million scientific personnel which amounts to-about 401 of the world figure= By the number of scientific workers per 10,000 of population the countries of the socialist community ere practlcelly situated at the same level as the Industrially developed capital 1st countries. The Increase of total number of personnel engaged In R&D activities was typical for all CMEA member States In the past 
**Analysis**
The text primarily focuses on the growth and development of Research and Development (R&D) activities in the CMEA member States, highlighting the importance of capital assets and scientific manpower. The text also touches on the growth rates of R&D capital assets and the number of personnel engaged in R&D activities. This suggests that the category should be related to economic development, science, and technology.

**Category**
Economic development, Science and technology