Can Russia compete? / Raj M. Desai, Itzhak Goldberg, editors.

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TextSeries: World Bank e-LibraryPublisher: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2008Description: xiv, 183 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

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0815718314 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780815718314 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Additional physical formats: Print Version:DDC classification:

330.947 22

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HC340.12 .C35 2008

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Contents:

Introduction / Raj M. Desai and Itzhak Goldberg -- Productivity / Mark Schaffer and Boris Kuznetsov -- Fostering knowledge absorption / Itzhak Goldberg ... [et. al.] -- Upgrading skills / Hong Tan, Vladimir Gimpelson, and Yevgeniya Savchenko -- Improving the investment climate / Raj M. Desai.

Abstract: "Looks at Russian government's push toward a knowledge-based economy, particularly in the manufacturing sector. Quantifies and benchmarks sector's relative strengths, identifying opportunities to increase Russian productivity and competitiveness. Examines underlying firm-level determinants of knowledge absorption, competitiveness, and productivity, with an eye to improving workers' skill levels and the investment climate"--Provided by publisher.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 168-174) and index.

"Looks at Russian government's push toward a knowledge-based economy, particularly in the manufacturing sector. Quantifies and benchmarks sector's relative strengths, identifying opportunities to increase Russian productivity and competitiveness. Examines underlying firm-level determinants of knowledge absorption, competitiveness, and productivity, with an eye to improving workers' skill levels and the investment climate"--Provided by publisher.

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