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

• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , c2011
• Descrizione fisica: xviii, 165 pages : illustrations (some color), map (some color) ; ; 26 cm
• Disciplina: 338/.064094
• Soggetto topico: Research, Industrial - Economic aspects; Endowment of research - Europe; Endowment of research - Asia; Government spending policy
• Altri autori: GoldbergItzhak <1947->
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Igniting innovation
• ISBN: 1-283-30062-1; 9786613300621; 0-8213-8741-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910813002103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: World Bank e-Library.