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.