LEADER 03166oam 22006735 450 001 9910813002103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-30062-1 010 $a9786613300621 010 $a0-8213-8741-3 024 7 $a10.1596/978-0-8213-8740-5 035 $a(CKB)2550000000050516 035 $a(EBL)787637 035 $a(OCoLC)757261322 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000569242 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12273123 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000569242 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10541674 035 $a(PQKB)11178175 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC787637 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL787637 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10506403 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL330062 035 $a(OCoLC)769188450 035 $a(The World Bank)2011024386 035 $a(US-djbf)16873719 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000050516 100 $a20110715d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aIgniting innovation : $erethinking the role of government in emerging Europe and Central Asia /$fItzhak Goldberg ... [and others] 210 1$aWashington, D.C. :$cWorld Bank,$dc2011. 215 $axviii, 165 pages $cillustrations (some color), map (some color) ;$d26 cm 300 $a"Europe and Central Asia Region." 311 $a0-8213-8740-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 157-165). 327 $aContents; 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 330 $aInnovation and technology absorption are now firmly recognized as one of the main sources of economic growth for emerging and advanced economies alike. That is why innovation is seen as a possible catalyst for revitalizing post-transition economies hit hard by the recent financial and economic crisis.Is government intervention needed to foster innovation in post-transition economies? This is the central question to which this book responds. The answer is yes, but a qualified yes. Innovation activities are rife with market failures that tend to hold back private investment. And badly designed o 410 0$aWorld Bank e-Library. 606 $aResearch, Industrial$xEconomic aspects 606 $aEndowment of research$zEurope 606 $aEndowment of research$zAsia 606 $aGovernment spending policy 615 0$aResearch, Industrial$xEconomic aspects. 615 0$aEndowment of research 615 0$aEndowment of research 615 0$aGovernment spending policy. 676 $a338/.064094 701 $aGoldberg$b Itzhak$f1947-$01644786 801 0$bDLC 801 1$bDLC 801 2$bDLC 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910813002103321 996 $aIgniting innovation$94088646 997 $aUNINA