Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 165 pages) : illustrations (some color), map (some color) |
Series |
World Bank e-Library.
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Contents |
Why innovation matters, and what the government should do about it -- Acquiring technology from abroad--leveraging the resources of foreign investors and inventors -- Connecting research to firms--options for reforming the public RDIs -- Bringing innovations to market--boosting private incentives through public instruments |
Summary |
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 |
Notes |
"Europe and Central Asia Region." |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-165) |
Notes |
English |
Subject |
Research, Industrial -- Economic aspects
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Endowment of research -- Europe
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Endowment of research -- Asia
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Government spending policy.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- General.
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Endowment of research
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Government spending policy
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Research, Industrial -- Economic aspects
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Asia
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Europe
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Goldberg, Itzhak, 1947-
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LC no. |
2011024386 |
ISBN |
9780821387412 |
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0821387405 |
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9780821387405 |
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0821387413 |
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9780821387412 |
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1283300621 |
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9781283300629 |
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9786613300621 |
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6613300624 |
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