03166oam 22006735 450 991081300210332120200520144314.01-283-30062-197866133006210-8213-8741-310.1596/978-0-8213-8740-5(CKB)2550000000050516(EBL)787637(OCoLC)757261322(SSID)ssj0000569242(PQKBManifestationID)12273123(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000569242(PQKBWorkID)10541674(PQKB)11178175(MiAaPQ)EBC787637(Au-PeEL)EBL787637(CaPaEBR)ebr10506403(CaONFJC)MIL330062(OCoLC)769188450(The World Bank)2011024386(US-djbf)16873719(EXLCZ)99255000000005051620110715d2011 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierIgniting innovation : rethinking the role of government in emerging Europe and Central Asia /Itzhak Goldberg ... [and others]Washington, D.C. :World Bank,c2011.xviii, 165 pages illustrations (some color), map (some color) ;26 cm"Europe and Central Asia Region."0-8213-8740-5 Includes bibliographical references (p. 157-165).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; TablesInnovation 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 oWorld Bank e-Library.Research, IndustrialEconomic aspectsEndowment of researchEuropeEndowment of researchAsiaGovernment spending policyResearch, IndustrialEconomic aspects.Endowment of researchEndowment of researchGovernment spending policy.338/.064094Goldberg Itzhak1947-1644786DLCDLCDLCBOOK9910813002103321Igniting innovation4088646UNINA