TY - BOOK ID - 11275709 TI - Unleashing prosperity : productivity growth in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union PY - 2008 SN - 0821372793 9786611787523 1281787523 0821372807 PB - Washington, D.C. : World Bank, DB - UniCat KW - Industrial productivity. KW - Industrial productivity KW - Business & Economics KW - Economic History KW - Productivity, Industrial KW - TFP (Total factor productivity) KW - Total factor productivity KW - Industrial efficiency KW - Production (Economic theory) UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:11275709 AB - Over the past few years, the countries of Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union have seen rapid productivity growth that has driven up living standards and reduced poverty. Unleashing Prosperity examines the microfoundations of the recent growth. The report shows that these countries have enjoyed substantial productivity gains from the reallocation of labor and capital to more productive sectors and firms, from the entry of new firms and the exit of obsolete firms, and from the more efficient use of resources. Unleashing Prosperity also illustrates that policy reforms that promote governa ER -