These “chiefs” and “centres” constitute unions of whole branches of production. For example, the Chief-textiles supervises the whole textile industry; Chief-nails supervises all the production of nails; Chief-coal supervises all the production of coal. (Refer back to the small-type list in §93.) The organisations which, under State capitalism, had been State trusts presiding over specific branches of production, have in our system become “chiefs” and “centres.” The composition of these chiefs and centres is decided by the presidium or executive committee of the Supreme Economic Council (see below) and by the central committee of the respective trade union. Should any dissension arise, the place of this trade union is taken by the All-Russian Central Soviet of Trade Unions, which decides the composition of such a “centre” in conjunction with the presidium of the Supreme Economic Council. The local economic councils are usually responsible for the organisation of minor enterprises.
The “chiefs” and the “centres,” in their turn,