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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778024103321

Titolo

Can Russia compete? / / Raj M. Desai, Itzhak Goldberg, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : Brookings Institution Press, , c2008

ISBN

1-282-13117-6

9786612131172

0-8157-0161-6

Descrizione fisica

xiv, 183 pages : illustrations ; ; 23 cm

Altri autori (Persone)

DesaiRaj M. <1966->

GoldbergItzhak <1947->

Disciplina

330.947

Soggetti

Competition - Russia (Federation)

Russia (Federation) Economic policy 1991-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 168-174) and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

"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.