02825oam 22007095 450 991077802410332120200520144314.01-282-13117-697866121311720-8157-0161-610.1596/978-0-8157-1831-4(CKB)1000000000785829(EBL)472689(OCoLC)567901492(SSID)ssj0000085718(PQKBManifestationID)11367463(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000085718(PQKBWorkID)10025192(PQKB)11518851(MdBmJHUP)muse12723(Au-PeEL)EBL472689(CaPaEBR)ebr10338482(CaONFJC)MIL213117(MiAaPQ)EBC472689(The World Bank)226984768(The World Bank)185691277(The World Bank)ocn226984768(US-djbf)15283193(EXLCZ)99100000000078582920080430d2008 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierCan Russia compete? /Raj M. Desai, Itzhak Goldberg, editorsWashington, D.C. :Brookings Institution Press,c2008.xiv, 183 pages illustrations ;23 cmDescription based upon print version of record.0-8157-1831-4 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.World Bank e-Library.CompetitionRussia (Federation)Russia (Federation)Economic policy1991-Competition330.947Desai Raj M.1966-1583792Goldberg Itzhak1947-1520984DLCDLCBTCTABAKERYDXCPDBIC#PBWXDLCBOOK9910778024103321Can Russia compete3867229UNINA