The Russian government has sought to promote more diversified and broader economic growth beyond the profitable natural-resource sector. This book formulates proposals that aim to: enhance the innovative potential of Russian firms; upgrade the skills of their workforce; and develop a business-friendly climate of lower administrative costs.

The original research and analysis of Desai, Goldberg, and their colleagues will be of use to anyone interested in the problems of building manufacturing competitiveness, especially in Russia and the post-Soviet transition economies. It will also be of interest to organizations planning to do business with Russia or to invest in it.