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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457470103321

Titolo

Igniting innovation [[electronic resource] ] : rethinking the role of government in emerging Europe and Central Asia / / Itzhak Goldberg ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : World Bank, c2011

ISBN

1-283-30062-1

9786613300621

0-8213-8741-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (188 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

GoldbergItzhak <1947->

Disciplina

338/.064094

Soggetti

Research, Industrial - Economic aspects

Endowment of research - Europe

Endowment of research - Asia

Government spending policy

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Europe and Central Asia Region."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 157-165).

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Abbreviations; Overview; 1. Why innovation matters-and what the government should do about it; 2. Acquiring technology from abroad-leveraging the resources of foreign investors and inventors; 3. Connecting research to firms-options for reforming the public RDIs; 4. Bringing innovations to market-boosting private incentives through public instruments; References; Boxes; Figures; Tables

Sommario/riassunto

Innovation and technology absorption are now firmly recognized as one of the main sources of economic growth for emerging and advanced economies alike. That is why innovation is seen as a possible catalyst for revitalizing post-transition economies hit hard by the recent financial and economic crisis.Is government intervention needed to foster innovation in post-transition economies? This is the central question to which this book responds. The answer is yes, but a qualified yes. Innovation activities are rife with market failures that tend to hold back private investment. And badly designed o