Knowledge as a Driver of Regional Growth in the Russian Federation

• Main Author: Perret, Jens Kai (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Subjects: Management.; Industrial management.; Economic geography.; Educational policy.; ducation and state.; Economic policy.; Economic growth.; Regional economics.; Spatial economics.; Economics.; Economic Growth.; Regional/Spatial Science.; Economic Geography.; R & D/Technology Policy.; Educational Policy and Politics.; Innovation/Technology Management.

The Russian Federation has a history of more than twenty years of transformation to a market economy, but as well to a knowledge society, to look back on. This study takes a look at the knowledge generation, knowledge transmission and knowledge use inside the Federation since the early 1990s. Furthe...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Regional Layout of the Russian Federation
• Relevant Economic Terms and Concepts in a Russian Context
• Growth Theoretical Aspects
• Methodology
• On the Importance of Knowledge in the Russian Federation
• Policy Option
• Conclusions.