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Can Russia compete? / Raj M. Desai, Itzhak Goldberg, editors.
Lippincott Library HC340.12 .C35 2008
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Russia (Federation)--Economic policy--1991-.
- Russia (Federation).
- Economic policy.
- Competition--Russia (Federation).
- Competition.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 183 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [2008]
- 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.
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 168-174) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780815718314
- 0815718314
- OCLC:
- 226984768
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