The Process of Investment in the Soviet Union

by David A. Dyker

Overview

This 1983 book presents a comprehensive account of the cycle of fixed capital investment in the Soviet Union, from strategic decision-taking in the Kremlin down to the level of individual building sites. Dr Dyker places the subject in the context of welfare economics and decision-taking theory, but the book's emphasis is on the detailed empirical analysis of Soviet material. It includes analysis of the Soviet design and construction sectors and the developments in Soviet procedures for assessing investment effectiveness, as well as a unique series of case studies of individual investment projects. In a concluding chapter Dr Dyker assesses overall investment effectiveness in the Soviet Union, and looks at Soviet investment planning and Soviet development strategy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521143813
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	06/24/2010
Series:	Cambridge Russian, Soviet and Post-Soviet Studies , #38
Edition description:	Reissue
Pages:	264
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.70(d)

Table of Contents

Preface; 1. A conceptual framework for the study of investment activity in the Soviet Union; 2. The economic system as a whole: non-specialised, subordinate executive bodies; 3. Specialised, subordinate non-executive bodies - design organisations; 4. Specialised, subordinate executive bodies - the building industry; 5. Official state doctrine; 6. Some case studies; 7. Investment planning and investment strategy; Appendix; Glossary; Notes; Select bibliography; Name index; Subject index.