Intensifying their activities In the. field of science. Consequently, one may suppose that during the coming years the R&D expenditures share In the national Income of the majority of the European CMEA member States wll I remain at approximately same level which signifies that R&D expenditures growth rates In absolute terms will correspond to the national Income growth rates of these countries. For comparison It will be appropriate to point out that the majority of Industrially developed capital 1st countries IS characterized by slower growth rates of the Increment of R&D expenditures In recent years. During 1972-77 period the share of R and 0 expenditures In the gross national product of the Federal Republ lc of Germany and France was approximately at the same level -2.1S and 1.8% respectively. In other Industrially developed capital 1st countries this Index for 1978 equal led 1.3S In Belgium, 0.9% In Italy. 1.0% In Canada, 2.0% In Netherlands, 2.01 In the United States and 1.9% In Japan. In the last decade there was a significant rapproachement of levels of expenditures per one scientific worker (expressed In comparable values) In the European CMEA member-states reducing 432 the anterior gap by more than two times. In this respect It Is necessary to under! lne that the process of leveling and optimiz­ Ing the volumes of R&D financial resources per one scientific worker In the socialist countries Is being carried out under the Influence of target oriented S&T policy which Ia--formulatecJ·. proced I ng from the concrete condItIons S&T development tar.·gets. This Is also manifested In various trends and dynamics of chang• lng this Index as compared with an average level of expenditures per one scientific worker formed for a given period In the CMEA member States. This Index grew at higher rates In those 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the development of research and development (R&D) expenditures in various countries, particularly in the European Community of Mutual Economic Assistance (CMEA) member states. It compares the R&D expenditures as a share of national income with other industrially developed countries, and highlights the significant reduction in the gap between the levels of expenditures per scientific worker in the socialist countries. This suggests that the text is focused on the economic development and scientific progress of these countries.

**Category**
Economic development, Science and technology