Can Russia compete?  [electronic resource] / 
Raj M. Desai, Itzhak Goldberg, editors. 
 - Washington, D.C. :  Brookings Institution Press,  c2008. 
 - xiv, 183 p. :  ill. ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 168-174) and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction / Raj M. Desai and Itzhak Goldberg -- Productivity / Mark Schaffer and Boris Kuznetsov -- Fostering knowledge absorption / Itzhak Goldberg ... [et. al.] -- Upgrading skills / Hong Tan, Vladimir Gimpelson, and Yevgeniya Savchenko -- Improving the investment climate / Raj M. Desai. 
<br/><br/> "Looks at Russian government's push toward a knowledge-based economy, particularly in the manufacturing sector. Quantifies and benchmarks sector's relative strengths, identifying opportunities to increase Russian productivity and competitiveness. Examines underlying firm-level determinants of knowledge absorption, competitiveness, and productivity, with an eye to improving workers' skill levels and the investment climate"--Provided by publisher. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. <br/>Palo Alto, Calif. : <br/>ebrary, <br/>2009. <br/>Available via World Wide Web. <br/>Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Competition--Russia (Federation)
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Russia (Federation)--Economic policy--1991-
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HC340.12  / .C35 2008eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>330.947