The welfare state takes care the non-productive forces of society, the old, the sick and the disable.

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The state of economic opportunity accommodates the efficiency and effectiveness of markets, generating opportunities for the productive forces of society.

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Whereas productive forces in society and rapidly growing private business need the constitutional securing of the right of private ownership, state organs are aiming to prolong the period of economic confusion.

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Many of those who do know what the slogan means (that the party must represent China's advanced productive forces, its advanced culture and the interests of the overwhelming majority of the people) find the notion soporific.

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"With planning and the right investments in people now ... our world of 7 billion can have thriving, sustainable cities, productive labor forces that can fuel economic growth, youth populations that contribute to the well-being of economies and societies, and a generation of older people who are healthy and actively engaged in the social and economic affairs of their communities, " UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, said in a new report.

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It forces capital into more productive, more profitable uses.

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Just as we need empowered and creative work forces, we need them focused and productive, not stressed, tired and overwhelmed.

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