TY - BOOK ID - 57772566 TI - Can Russia compete? AU - Desai, Raj M. AU - Goldberg, Itzhak PY - 2008 SN - 9780815718314 0815718314 9786612131172 1282131176 0815701616 PB - Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, DB - UniCat KW - Economic policy and planning (general) KW - Russia KW - Competition KW - Russia (Federation) KW - Economic policy KW - Competition - Russia (Federation) KW - Russia (Federation) - Economic policy - 1991 KW - -Competition UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:57772566 AB - "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. ER -