ABSTRACT
It is now time to discuss concepts, theories. The fact that this is being done last is not intended to imply any opinion concerning the primacy of matter over mind, of material as against spiritual. It is simply that the concepts and ideas which Soviet economists use are hardly comprehensible unless the institutional framework and practical problems are discussed first. It is true, of course, that basic ideology of Marxism-Leninism exerts a powerful influence on structure and on policy decisions. However, a discussion on the philosophical basis of Soviet communism falls well outside the scope of the present work.
