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Unleashing Prosperity : Productivity Growth in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union

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dc.contributor.authorAlam, Asad
dc.contributor.authorAnós Casero, Paloma
dc.contributor.authorKhan, Faruk
dc.contributor.authorUdomsaph, Charles
dc.date.accessioned2012-05-29T18:47:59Z
dc.date.available2012-05-29T18:47:59Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.description.abstractThe analysis presented in this report assembles, for the first time, evidence from a variety of sources in the countries of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union to show that policy and institutional reforms are important in achieving higher productivity growth. However, significant challenges remain in sustaining that growth. Many countries that started the reform process early, such as the new member states of the European Union, have come to resemble advanced market economies and face challenges in competing successfully in the global economy that are similar to the challenges faced by other European countries. For these new European Union members, the report argues, policies that facilitate innovation and firm expansion will be a key. But for other countries that started the reform process later, such as the countries of Southeastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, there is still a need to address the legacy of transition. For these countries, policies that accelerate restructuring and ease the entry and exit of firms will continue to be essential. This report - part of a series of regional studies of the World Bank's Europe and Central Asia region that has already covered poverty and inequality, the enhancement of job opportunities, trade and integration, migration and remittances, and the challenges posed by aging populations is intended as a contribution to the author thinking about how the World Bank may work more effectively with client states and other partners in the region to promote growth and foster higher living standards in a rapidly changing World.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/05/9880211/unleashing-prosperity-productivity-growth-eastern-europe-former-soviet-union
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/978-0-8213-7279-1
dc.identifier.isbn978-0-8213-7279-1
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/6588
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC : World Bank
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectAGGREGATE PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectAGGREGATE PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectALLOCATIVE EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectAVERAGE PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectAVERAGE PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subjectBARRIERS TO ENTRY
dc.subjectBENCHMARKING
dc.subjectBUSINESS CYCLE
dc.subjectBUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectBUYER
dc.subjectCAPABILITIES
dc.subjectCAPITAL FLOWS
dc.subjectCAPITAL INVESTMENTS
dc.subjectCAPITAL MARKETS
dc.subjectCENTRAL BANK
dc.subjectCENTRAL PLANNING
dc.subjectCOMMAND ECONOMY
dc.subjectCOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVE MARKET
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVE PRESSURE
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVE PRESSURES
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectCOPYRIGHT
dc.subjectCREATING JOBS
dc.subjectCREATIVE DESTRUCTION
dc.subjectDATA DEFINITIONS
dc.subjectDATA QUALITY
dc.subjectDELIVERY OF GOODS
dc.subjectDISPLACED LABOR
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTION CHANNELS
dc.subjectDIVIDENDS
dc.subjectDRIVERS
dc.subjectE-MAIL
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectECONOMIC EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC INTEGRATION
dc.subjectECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectECONOMIC PROGRESS
dc.subjectECONOMIC RECOVERY
dc.subjectEFFICIENCY OF LABOR
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT GROWTH
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT RATE
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT SHARE
dc.subjectENTERPRISE SURVEYS
dc.subjectENTRY CONTRIBUTION
dc.subjectENTRY RATE
dc.subjectEUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
dc.subjectEXPORT MARKETS
dc.subjectEXPORTS
dc.subjectFACTOR MARKETS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL CRISIS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL DATA
dc.subjectFINANCIAL DEEPENING
dc.subjectFINANCIAL MARKETS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SERVICES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SUPPORT
dc.subjectFIRM DYNAMICS
dc.subjectFIRM DYNAMISM
dc.subjectFIRM ENTRY
dc.subjectFIRM EXIT
dc.subjectFIRM LEVEL
dc.subjectFIRM PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectFIRM SIZE
dc.subjectFIRM SURVIVAL
dc.subjectFIRM TURNOVER
dc.subjectFLEXIBLE LABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
dc.subjectFOREIGN INVESTMENT
dc.subjectFOREIGN-OWNED FIRMS
dc.subjectFREE TRADE
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGDP PER CAPITA
dc.subjectGLOBAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectGLOBAL MARKETS
dc.subjectGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subjectHIGH ENTRY RATES
dc.subjectHIGH UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectHIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
dc.subjectHIGH-TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIES
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectICT
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME LEVELS
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINFORMAL SECTOR
dc.subjectINNOVATION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MARKETS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL STANDARD
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectJOB CREATION
dc.subjectJOB DESTRUCTION
dc.subjectJOB DESTRUCTION RATES
dc.subjectJOB LOSSES
dc.subjectJOB TURNOVER
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET FLEXIBILITY
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET REGULATIONS
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET RIGIDITIES
dc.subjectLABOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectLABOR PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subjectLABOR REALLOCATION
dc.subjectLABOR SUPPLY
dc.subjectLABOUR
dc.subjectLICENSES
dc.subjectLIQUIDITY
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectLOW EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC STABILITY
dc.subjectMANUFACTURING
dc.subjectMANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
dc.subjectMARKET ECONOMIES
dc.subjectMARKET ECONOMY
dc.subjectMARKET ENTRY
dc.subjectMATERIAL
dc.subjectMICROECONOMIC ANALYSIS
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectNET EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectNET EMPLOYMENT GAINS
dc.subjectNET EMPLOYMENT IMPACT
dc.subjectNET ENTRY COMPONENT
dc.subjectNETWORKS
dc.subjectNEW ENTRANTS
dc.subjectNEW MARKET
dc.subjectNEW MARKETS
dc.subjectNEW TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectOCCUPATIONS
dc.subjectON-THE-JOB TRAINING
dc.subjectOUTPUT PER CAPITA
dc.subjectPENETRATION RATES
dc.subjectPER CAPITA INCOME
dc.subjectPHOTO
dc.subjectPRIVATE FIRMS
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR INVOLVEMENT
dc.subjectPRIVATIZATION
dc.subjectPRODUCT INFORMATION
dc.subjectPRODUCT MARKET
dc.subjectPRODUCT MARKET COMPETITION
dc.subjectPRODUCT MARKET REGULATION
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVE ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVE EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVE FIRMS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY DECOMPOSITIONS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY DISPERSION
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY GAINS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY GROWTH RATES
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY INCREASES
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY LEVELS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY REGRESSIONS
dc.subjectPROFITABILITY
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICY
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER
dc.subjectQUERIES
dc.subjectR&D
dc.subjectREAL INCOME
dc.subjectREALLOCATING RESOURCES
dc.subjectREGRESSION ANALYSIS
dc.subjectRESOURCE ALLOCATION
dc.subjectRESULTS
dc.subjectRETAIL TRADE
dc.subjectSAFETY
dc.subjectSAFETY NET
dc.subjectSAFETY NETS
dc.subjectSERVICE INDUSTRIES
dc.subjectSERVICE SECTOR
dc.subjectSERVICE SECTORS
dc.subjectSKILL SHORTAGES
dc.subjectSKILLED LABOR
dc.subjectSKILLED WORKERS
dc.subjectSKILLED WORKFORCE
dc.subjectSOCIAL SAFETY NETS
dc.subjectSTATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES
dc.subjectSUBSIDIARY
dc.subjectSUPPLIERS
dc.subjectSURVIVAL RATE
dc.subjectSURVIVAL RATES
dc.subjectTAXONOMY
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectTELECOMMUNICATIONS
dc.subjectTELECOMMUNICATIONS REFORM
dc.subjectTELEPHONE
dc.subjectTOTAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectTOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectTOTAL OUTPUT
dc.subjectTOTAL PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subjectTRADE FLOWS
dc.subjectTRADE LIBERALIZATION
dc.subjectTRANSITION ECONOMIES
dc.subjectTRANSPORT
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT RATES
dc.subjectUSES
dc.subjectVALUE ADDED
dc.subjectVOCATIONAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWITHIN-FIRM CONTRIBUTION
dc.subjectWITHIN-FIRM PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subjectWORKER
dc.subjectWORKING CONDITIONS
dc.subjectWORLD TRADE
dc.subjectWORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
dc.titleUnleashing Prosperity : Productivity Growth in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Unionen
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okr.date.disclosure2009-02-04
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/05/9880211/unleashing-prosperity-productivity-growth-eastern-europe-former-soviet-union
okr.globalpracticeMacroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpracticeSocial Protection and Labor
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/978-0-8213-7279-1
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000333037_20080925005359
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum9880211
okr.identifier.report45624
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeEurope and Central Asia
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::E-Business
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Policies
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Markets
okr.topicBanks and Banking Reform
okr.topicEconomic Theory and Research
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth
okr.unitPoverty Reduction/Econ Mngmt (ECSPE)
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