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Title Igniting innovation : rethinking the role of government in emerging Europe and Central Asia / Itzhak Goldberg [and others]
Published Washington, D.C. : World Bank, ©2011

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Description 1 online resource (xviii, 165 pages) : illustrations (some color), map (some color)
Series World Bank e-Library.
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
Endowment of research -- Europe
Endowment of research -- Asia
Government spending policy.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- General.
Endowment of research
Government spending policy
Research, Industrial -- Economic aspects
Asia
Europe
Form Electronic book
Author Goldberg, Itzhak, 1947-
LC no. 2011024386
ISBN 9780821387412
0821387405
9780821387405
0821387413
9780821387412
1283300621
9781283300629
9786613300621
6613300624