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



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Titolo: Igniting innovation : : rethinking the role of government in emerging Europe and Central Asia / / Itzhak Goldberg ... [and others] Visualizza cluster
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  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-283-30062-1
9786613300621
0-8213-8741-3
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910813002103321
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Serie: World Bank e-Library.