Can Russia compete?
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Brookings Institution Press,
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Publisher Address: | Washington, D.C. |
Publication Dates: | c2008. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Carrier Form: | xiv, 183 p.: ill. ; 23 cm. |
ISBN: |
9780815718314 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0815718314 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Index Number: | F151 |
CLC: | F151.20 |
Call Number: | F151.20/C212 |
Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 168-174) and index. 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. "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. |