Can Russia Compete? [electronic resource]

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Series: World Bank e-LibraryPublication details: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2008.Description: xiv, 183 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:

9780815718314

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DDC classification:

330.947 22

LOC classification:

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.

Summary: "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.

Electronic reproduction. [Washington, D.C.] : World Bank Group, [2007]. (World Bank e-Library)

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