Marx and Engels claimed that the Russian rural community succeeded in securing the positive result which capitalist production accomplished for humanity, owing to its contemporaneousness with the capitalism of Western Europe, explaining at the same time its critical and transitional nature, and that it could attain a higher form of society even when it may not have gone through the capitalist form of production. They indicated also that in order to let the rural community ibe the foundation for a reform of the Russian society, a "Russian revolution" (Marx), or the "proletarian revolution of Western Europe" (Engels) was essential. Russian was the stongest and last citadel for reactionaries. So, no proletarian revolution of Western Europe could be hoped without demolishing it. Of course, the condition required for attaining this purpose was being ful-filled within the country itself to accelerate the realization of revolution. In other words, the Russian revolution conceived by Marx and Engels for the revival of the rural community was an internal incentive for the "Minoritatsrevolutionen" by a small number of intellectuals. The Russian revolution, therefore, was not only a factor in the nationally circumscribed scheme for revolution, but a connecting link in the revolutionay plan for the entire Europe.

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After the 2nd World War, many capitalistic countries have become to carry out "economic planning". Originally, these are very different from the econmic planning of socialistic countries. Namely, capitalistic "economic planning" is no more than government's indication for economy. Postwar, Japanese government has carried out many "economic planning" corresponded with the phase of economic development. Among them, "1955's Five Year Plan of Ecnomic Independence" "1960's Plan of attaing the doubled National Income" and "1970's Plan for the development of Economy and Society" are essential. Under USA's occupation, many plans were carried out, but these miscarried finally. Thus, 1955's Plan became the first realized Plan. After taking action of the Sanfrancisco's treaty and Security Pact in 1952, Japan switched over to semi-occupation from perfect occupation. Under the subordinated regime, this plan aimed at the economic independence having no USA's aid, in other words, the high pace economic growth for monopolistic capitalism. After the 1960's rivision of Security Pact, 60's Plan was drawed up in order to strenghten the monopolistic capitalism through the high pace economic growth continuously, promising to correct the unbalanced economy which was builded up by the high pace growth till then. Now, in consequence of the high pace economic growth during past 15 years, Japanese economy grownded up to the great economic power ranked second GNP scale among capitalistic countries. The 1970's Plan aimed that Japan should grow up to one of the leader countries in capitalistic world from the starting point of present economic power. Again expatiating its aim concretely, it is the plan which seek after the revival and intensification of Japanese militarism and imperialism under the subordinated regime, through the course of perfection of the free trade and direct investment in Japan which is requested strongly by USA, and promotion of foreign investment and aid positively founding on the "Joint Communique between R. M. Nixon and Prime Minister E. Sato", November 21, 1969.

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In this article, I study the economy of the Nozakis regarded as a typical case of the big land-owners in Kinki area. The Nozakis that owned about 1500 acres was one of the biggest landowners in Okayayama Prefecture. First, I explain the historical stages through which Landowner System rose and fell, and analyze the historical character of each stage in the light of the landowners' economy. (i) The stage of formation - In this stage, the landowners bought over the large scale tillage with capital gained from business except agriculture. (ii) The stage of establishment - In this stage, one part of returns of rent were applied to buying over the tillages, and the other part were invested to the projects except Agriculture. (iii) The stage of decay - In this stage, returns of rent and income from selling the lands were invested to some business except agriculture. (iv) The stage of collapse - In this stage, the landowners released their tillages in a wholesale way by Land Reformation. Secondly, I approach to "the process of reproduction" in the landowners' econmy - (a) levying the rent, (b) selling the corn, (c) reinvestment. Then I show what aspect it took on at each stage, and by what historical factor each stage was shifted on. Thirdly, I emphasize some special problems as follows: (i) Analysis of tne big landowners' economy in Kinki area. (ii) Relation between the development of Japanese capitalism and the landowners' economy. (iii) Economic structure of the big landowners who were the core of the ruling classes in Japan before the Second World War.

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