Book ID: CBB499360974

Innovation and Modernization in Contemporary Russia: Science Towns, Technology Parks and Very Limited Success (2022)

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Imogen Sophie Kristin Wade (Author)


Taylor & Francis


Publication Date: 2022
Physical Details: 256
Language: English

"This book examines how technological modernisation and innovation policies have been implemented in Russia from the Soviet era to the present day. It discusses how since about 2000 the Russian state has attempted to address the country's excessive dependence on natural resources by implementing an ambitious programme of economic modernisation, including giving innovation more policy prominence, boosting state funding for research and development and innovation, and emphasising science towns and technology parks as key instruments for stimulating innovation. Based on extensive original research, taking a multidisciplinary approach, and including detailed case studies, the book explains why, despite these efforts, Russia is performing comparatively poorly in innovation outcomes. It argues that a key factor is the country's political economy model in which science, technology, and innovation policies are mainly controlled and funded by the federal centre of power and led by domestic political and economic elites"--

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Authors & Contributors
Zachmann, Karin
Christoph Ernst
Yukushina, Irina I.
Rachel Hill
Olga Povoroznyuk
Irina Antoshchuk
Concepts
Technology and politics
Technology and economics
Technological innovation
Technology and society
Technology
Modernization
Time Periods
20th century
21st century
19th century
20th century, early
20th century, late
Han dynasty (China, 202 B.C.-220 A.D.)
Places
United States
Soviet Union
Russia
Italy
China
Afghanistan
Institutions
VKontakte
International Business Machines Corporation
Ford Motor Company
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