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Innovation and Modernisation in Contemporary Russia Science Towns, Technology Parks and Very Limited Success
By Imogen Sophie Kristin Wade
Copyright 2023
274 Pages
26 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
274 Pages
26 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
274 Pages
26 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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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,... Read more
1. Introduction: Political economy of technological modernisation in the Russian Federation 2. Three-stage model and conceptual background 3. Science, technology and innovation in the Soviet Union and Russia: an overview of key characteristics and performance 4. Forever enclaves? Science towns in contemporary Russia 5. Science and technology parks in post-Soviet Russia 6. Russia’s Skolkovo as a new kind of innovation centre: between science town and technology park 7. Conclusions
Biography
Imogen Sophie Kristin Wade is an Associate Faculty member at the Science Policy Research Unit at the University of Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom.
