Innovation for development and the role of government [[electronic resource] ] : a perspective from the East Asia and Pacific region / / edited by Qimiao Fan ... [et al.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC, : World Bank, c2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (226 p.) |
Disciplina | 338.9 |
Altri autori (Persone) | FanQimiao |
Soggetto topico |
Economic development - Technological innovations
Technological innovations - Government policy Finance - Technological innovations Competition - Government policy Technological innovations - Government policy - China |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-281-80548-3
9786611805487 0-8213-7673-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Abbreviations; Introduction and Summary; Opening Address; Keynote Address; PART I INNOVATION, COMPETITIVENESS, AND DEVELOPMENT; FIGURE 1.1 Inverted U-Shaped Relationship between Competition and Innovation; BOX 1.1 The U.S. Automobile Industry: Competition Drives Innovation; FIGURE 1.2 Number of Patents Granted by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2006; TABLE 1.1 Global Comparison of Knowledge Economy Indexes Using Four Pillars: Top 15 Countries; FIGURE 1.3 Number of Researchers in Research and Development, 2004
FIGURE 1.4 Countries' R&D Expenditures as a Percentage of GDP, 2004FIGURE 1.5 Sources of Early-Stage Technological Development Funding in the United States; BOX 1.2 Best Practices for Efficient Technology Diffusion Programs; BOX 1.3 Establishment of Industrial Clusters: Silicon Valley; TABLE 1.2 Ranking of Innovation and Competitiveness, 2006-07; BOX 1.4 The Republic of Korea: The Role of Government in a National Innovation System; FIGURE 1.6 Correlation between Innovation and Income Level, 2007; BOX 1.5 Creating an IP Culture in Singapore: Using Proactive Policies FIGURE 1.7 R&D Expenditure as a Share of GDP, 1980-2004BOX 1.6 Investing in Human Resources and R&D: Recent Policy Development in Some OECD Countries; BOX 1.7 The Republic of Korea: Promoting R&D and Innovation; BOX 1.8 Fiscal and Financial Policies: The Case of TEKES in Finland; BOX 1.9 The TEFT Technology: Attachés as Brokers; BOX 1.10 Ingredients for the Success of Bangalore as an Innovative Cluster; PART II INNOVATION AND FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT; TABLE 2.1 Ranking of the Top 50 Worldwide Centers of Commerce, 2007; FIGURE 3.1 Relationship of Financial Deepening and Development, 1970-2000 FIGURE 3.2 Investment as a Share of GDP, Selected Countries, 2000-05FIGURE 3.3 Stock Market Capitalization as a Share of GDP, 2005; FIGURE 3.4 Source of Outside Funds as a Share of Total Funds Raised, Nonfinancial Corporations, 2005; FIGURE 3.5 Corporate Bonds in Selected Countries: Outstanding Stock, 2006; FIGURE 3.6 Sources of Financing as a Share of Total Urban Fixed-Asset Investment, 2007; BOX 3.1 International Experience with Corporate Bond Market Development; TABLE 5.1 Key Aspects of the Financial Sector Enabled by Technology and Innovation; BOX 5.1 Technology in the Banking Sector TABLE 5.2 Financing Technology and Innovation: Some Characteristics of Innovation and Financial System ResponsesBOX 5.2 The Rationale behind APEC's Focus on Good Governance, Supervision, and Regulation; BOX 5.3 Background to APEC: Members, Pillars, and Objectives; BOX 5.4 ABAC Support for the Implementation of Basel II and Developments in Banking and Supervision in the Asia-Pacific Region, 2006; BOX 5.5 APEC Support to Corporate Bond Market Development, 2007; PART III INNOVATION AND GOVERNMENT POLICIES IN CHINA; FIGURE 6.2 Total Output Values of China's High-Tech Industries, 1995-2004 TABLE 6.1 Share of Technology-Based Industries in the Manufacturing Sector, 1998 and 2003 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454706103321 |
Washington, DC, : World Bank, c2009 | ||
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Innovation for development and the role of government : : a perspective from the East Asia and Pacific region / / edited by Qimiao Fan ... [and others] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , [2009] |
Descrizione fisica | xix, 204 pages : illustrations ; ; 24 cm |
Disciplina | 338.9 |
Altri autori (Persone) | FanQimiao |
Soggetto topico |
Economic development - Technological innovations
Technological innovations - Government policy Finance - Technological innovations Competition - Government policy Technological innovations - Government policy - China |
ISBN |
1-281-80548-3
9786611805487 0-8213-7673-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Abbreviations; Introduction and Summary; Opening Address; Keynote Address; PART I INNOVATION, COMPETITIVENESS, AND DEVELOPMENT; FIGURE 1.1 Inverted U-Shaped Relationship between Competition and Innovation; BOX 1.1 The U.S. Automobile Industry: Competition Drives Innovation; FIGURE 1.2 Number of Patents Granted by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2006; TABLE 1.1 Global Comparison of Knowledge Economy Indexes Using Four Pillars: Top 15 Countries; FIGURE 1.3 Number of Researchers in Research and Development, 2004
FIGURE 1.4 Countries' R&D Expenditures as a Percentage of GDP, 2004FIGURE 1.5 Sources of Early-Stage Technological Development Funding in the United States; BOX 1.2 Best Practices for Efficient Technology Diffusion Programs; BOX 1.3 Establishment of Industrial Clusters: Silicon Valley; TABLE 1.2 Ranking of Innovation and Competitiveness, 2006-07; BOX 1.4 The Republic of Korea: The Role of Government in a National Innovation System; FIGURE 1.6 Correlation between Innovation and Income Level, 2007; BOX 1.5 Creating an IP Culture in Singapore: Using Proactive Policies FIGURE 1.7 R&D Expenditure as a Share of GDP, 1980-2004BOX 1.6 Investing in Human Resources and R&D: Recent Policy Development in Some OECD Countries; BOX 1.7 The Republic of Korea: Promoting R&D and Innovation; BOX 1.8 Fiscal and Financial Policies: The Case of TEKES in Finland; BOX 1.9 The TEFT Technology: Attachés as Brokers; BOX 1.10 Ingredients for the Success of Bangalore as an Innovative Cluster; PART II INNOVATION AND FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT; TABLE 2.1 Ranking of the Top 50 Worldwide Centers of Commerce, 2007; FIGURE 3.1 Relationship of Financial Deepening and Development, 1970-2000 FIGURE 3.2 Investment as a Share of GDP, Selected Countries, 2000-05FIGURE 3.3 Stock Market Capitalization as a Share of GDP, 2005; FIGURE 3.4 Source of Outside Funds as a Share of Total Funds Raised, Nonfinancial Corporations, 2005; FIGURE 3.5 Corporate Bonds in Selected Countries: Outstanding Stock, 2006; FIGURE 3.6 Sources of Financing as a Share of Total Urban Fixed-Asset Investment, 2007; BOX 3.1 International Experience with Corporate Bond Market Development; TABLE 5.1 Key Aspects of the Financial Sector Enabled by Technology and Innovation; BOX 5.1 Technology in the Banking Sector TABLE 5.2 Financing Technology and Innovation: Some Characteristics of Innovation and Financial System ResponsesBOX 5.2 The Rationale behind APEC's Focus on Good Governance, Supervision, and Regulation; BOX 5.3 Background to APEC: Members, Pillars, and Objectives; BOX 5.4 ABAC Support for the Implementation of Basel II and Developments in Banking and Supervision in the Asia-Pacific Region, 2006; BOX 5.5 APEC Support to Corporate Bond Market Development, 2007; PART III INNOVATION AND GOVERNMENT POLICIES IN CHINA; FIGURE 6.2 Total Output Values of China's High-Tech Industries, 1995-2004 TABLE 6.1 Share of Technology-Based Industries in the Manufacturing Sector, 1998 and 2003 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782749403321 |
Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , [2009] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Innovation for development and the role of government : a perspective from the East Asia and Pacific region / / edited by Qimiao Fan ... [et al.] |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC, : World Bank, c2009 |
Descrizione fisica | xix, 204 pages : illustrations ; ; 24 cm |
Disciplina | 338.9 |
Altri autori (Persone) | FanQimiao |
Soggetto topico |
Economic development - Technological innovations
Technological innovations - Government policy Finance - Technological innovations Competition - Government policy Technological innovations - Government policy - China |
ISBN |
1-281-80548-3
9786611805487 0-8213-7673-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Abbreviations; Introduction and Summary; Opening Address; Keynote Address; PART I INNOVATION, COMPETITIVENESS, AND DEVELOPMENT; FIGURE 1.1 Inverted U-Shaped Relationship between Competition and Innovation; BOX 1.1 The U.S. Automobile Industry: Competition Drives Innovation; FIGURE 1.2 Number of Patents Granted by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2006; TABLE 1.1 Global Comparison of Knowledge Economy Indexes Using Four Pillars: Top 15 Countries; FIGURE 1.3 Number of Researchers in Research and Development, 2004
FIGURE 1.4 Countries' R&D Expenditures as a Percentage of GDP, 2004FIGURE 1.5 Sources of Early-Stage Technological Development Funding in the United States; BOX 1.2 Best Practices for Efficient Technology Diffusion Programs; BOX 1.3 Establishment of Industrial Clusters: Silicon Valley; TABLE 1.2 Ranking of Innovation and Competitiveness, 2006-07; BOX 1.4 The Republic of Korea: The Role of Government in a National Innovation System; FIGURE 1.6 Correlation between Innovation and Income Level, 2007; BOX 1.5 Creating an IP Culture in Singapore: Using Proactive Policies FIGURE 1.7 R&D Expenditure as a Share of GDP, 1980-2004BOX 1.6 Investing in Human Resources and R&D: Recent Policy Development in Some OECD Countries; BOX 1.7 The Republic of Korea: Promoting R&D and Innovation; BOX 1.8 Fiscal and Financial Policies: The Case of TEKES in Finland; BOX 1.9 The TEFT Technology: Attachés as Brokers; BOX 1.10 Ingredients for the Success of Bangalore as an Innovative Cluster; PART II INNOVATION AND FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT; TABLE 2.1 Ranking of the Top 50 Worldwide Centers of Commerce, 2007; FIGURE 3.1 Relationship of Financial Deepening and Development, 1970-2000 FIGURE 3.2 Investment as a Share of GDP, Selected Countries, 2000-05FIGURE 3.3 Stock Market Capitalization as a Share of GDP, 2005; FIGURE 3.4 Source of Outside Funds as a Share of Total Funds Raised, Nonfinancial Corporations, 2005; FIGURE 3.5 Corporate Bonds in Selected Countries: Outstanding Stock, 2006; FIGURE 3.6 Sources of Financing as a Share of Total Urban Fixed-Asset Investment, 2007; BOX 3.1 International Experience with Corporate Bond Market Development; TABLE 5.1 Key Aspects of the Financial Sector Enabled by Technology and Innovation; BOX 5.1 Technology in the Banking Sector TABLE 5.2 Financing Technology and Innovation: Some Characteristics of Innovation and Financial System ResponsesBOX 5.2 The Rationale behind APEC's Focus on Good Governance, Supervision, and Regulation; BOX 5.3 Background to APEC: Members, Pillars, and Objectives; BOX 5.4 ABAC Support for the Implementation of Basel II and Developments in Banking and Supervision in the Asia-Pacific Region, 2006; BOX 5.5 APEC Support to Corporate Bond Market Development, 2007; PART III INNOVATION AND GOVERNMENT POLICIES IN CHINA; FIGURE 6.2 Total Output Values of China's High-Tech Industries, 1995-2004 TABLE 6.1 Share of Technology-Based Industries in the Manufacturing Sector, 1998 and 2003 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910812784903321 |
Washington, DC, : World Bank, c2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The investment climate in Brazil, India, and South Africa [[electronic resource] ] : a comparison of approaches for sustaining economic growth in emerging economies / / by Qimiao Fan ... [et al.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : World Bank, c2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (139 p.) |
Disciplina | 330.9172/4 |
Altri autori (Persone) | FanQimiao |
Collana | WBI learning resources series |
Soggetto topico | Investments - Government policy |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-281-19131-0
9786611191313 0-8213-7364-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- Assessing the investment climate of Brazil, India, and South Africa -- Macroeconomic and trade policy -- Macroeconomic performance -- Taxation -- Foreign trade and exchange -- The benefits of exporting : the case of Brazil -- Microeconomic framework -- Regulation -- Enforcement -- Enabling environment for growth -- Investment climate and firm location -- Access to finance -- Physical infrastructure -- Cost and availability of skilled labor -- Crime -- Potential reforms and their estimated effects -- Investment climate reform and productivity -- Examining options for microeconomic reform : access to credit -- Lessons from country experience -- A flat tax for micro and small firms : the SIMPLES reform in Brazil -- The emergence of India's software sector -- Building a respected corporate tax system in South Africa -- South Africa's accelerated and shared growth initiative -- Conclusions -- Appendix A: Concept of the investment climate --Appendix B: Data sources. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910451561003321 |
Washington, D.C., : World Bank, c2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The investment climate in Brazil, India, and South Africa : : a comparison of approaches for sustaining economic growth in emerging economies / / by Qimiao Fan ... [and others] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , c2008 |
Descrizione fisica | xvi, 117 pages : illustrations ; ; 27 cm |
Disciplina | 330.9172/4 |
Altri autori (Persone) | FanQimiao |
Collana | WBI learning resources series |
Soggetto topico | Investments - Government policy |
ISBN |
1-281-19131-0
9786611191313 0-8213-7364-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- Assessing the investment climate of Brazil, India, and South Africa -- Macroeconomic and trade policy -- Macroeconomic performance -- Taxation -- Foreign trade and exchange -- The benefits of exporting : the case of Brazil -- Microeconomic framework -- Regulation -- Enforcement -- Enabling environment for growth -- Investment climate and firm location -- Access to finance -- Physical infrastructure -- Cost and availability of skilled labor -- Crime -- Potential reforms and their estimated effects -- Investment climate reform and productivity -- Examining options for microeconomic reform : access to credit -- Lessons from country experience -- A flat tax for micro and small firms : the SIMPLES reform in Brazil -- The emergence of India's software sector -- Building a respected corporate tax system in South Africa -- South Africa's accelerated and shared growth initiative -- Conclusions -- Appendix A: Concept of the investment climate --Appendix B: Data sources. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778248903321 |
Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , c2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The investment climate in Brazil, India, and South Africa : a comparison of approaches for sustaining economic growth in emerging economies / / by Qimiao Fan ... [et al.] |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : World Bank, c2008 |
Descrizione fisica | xvi, 117 pages : illustrations ; ; 27 cm |
Disciplina | 330.9172/4 |
Altri autori (Persone) | FanQimiao |
Collana | WBI learning resources series |
Soggetto topico | Investments - Government policy |
ISBN |
1-281-19131-0
9786611191313 0-8213-7364-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- Assessing the investment climate of Brazil, India, and South Africa -- Macroeconomic and trade policy -- Macroeconomic performance -- Taxation -- Foreign trade and exchange -- The benefits of exporting : the case of Brazil -- Microeconomic framework -- Regulation -- Enforcement -- Enabling environment for growth -- Investment climate and firm location -- Access to finance -- Physical infrastructure -- Cost and availability of skilled labor -- Crime -- Potential reforms and their estimated effects -- Investment climate reform and productivity -- Examining options for microeconomic reform : access to credit -- Lessons from country experience -- A flat tax for micro and small firms : the SIMPLES reform in Brazil -- The emergence of India's software sector -- Building a respected corporate tax system in South Africa -- South Africa's accelerated and shared growth initiative -- Conclusions -- Appendix A: Concept of the investment climate --Appendix B: Data sources. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910814276203321 |
Washington, D.C., : World Bank, c2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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