@article{395828, author = {Desai, Raj M., and Goldberg, Itzhak,}, url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/395828}, title = {Can Russia compete?/}, publisher = {Brookings Institution Press,}, abstract = {"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.}, recid = {395828}, pages = {xiv, 183 p. :}, address = {Washington, D.C. :}, year = {2008}, }