Can Russia compete? [electronic resource] / Raj M. Desai, Itzhak Goldberg, editors.
Contributor(s): Desai, Raj M | Goldberg, Itzhak
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TextPublisher: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2008Description: xiv, 183 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN: 0815718314 (pbk. : alk. paper); 9780815718314 (pbk. : alk. paper)Subject(s): Competition -- Russia (Federation) | Russia (Federation) -- Economic policy -- 1991-Additional physical formats: Print Version:DDC classification: 330.947 LOC classification: HC340.12 | .C35 2008Online resources: home 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.
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