Thursday, May 15, 2008
[IWS] World Bank: PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH in EASTERN EUROPE & the FORMER SOVIET UNION: UNLEASHING PROSPERITY [14 May 2008]
IWS Documented News Service
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Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
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World Bank
UNLEASHING PROSPERITY: Productivity Growth in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union [14 May 2008]
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/ECAEXT/Resources/publications/UnleashingProsperity.pdf
[full-text, 295 pages]
Press Release
Productivity Surge Boosts Growth and Living Standards in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union [14 May 2008]
http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/NEWS/0,,contentMDK:21766868~pagePK:34370~piPK:34424~theSitePK:4607,00.html
Study urges countries to further cut red tape and barriers to entrepreneurs
* The countries of Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union experienced a productivity surge over the past decade that drove up living standards and reduced poverty.
* Productivity growth is probably the single most important indicator of a country's economic progress.
* Productivity growth requires a differentiated policy agenda across countries.
Big gains in the productivity of workers in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union during the past decade have helped boost growth and living standards, but more must be done to eliminate red tape and barriers to enable firms to become more productive in a rapidly globalizing world, says a new World Bank report.
AND MORE....
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This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
World Bank
UNLEASHING PROSPERITY: Productivity Growth in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union [14 May 2008]
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/ECAEXT/Resources/publications/UnleashingProsperity.pdf
[full-text, 295 pages]
Press Release
Productivity Surge Boosts Growth and Living Standards in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union [14 May 2008]
http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/NEWS/0,,contentMDK:21766868~pagePK:34370~piPK:34424~theSitePK:4607,00.html
Study urges countries to further cut red tape and barriers to entrepreneurs
* The countries of Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union experienced a productivity surge over the past decade that drove up living standards and reduced poverty.
* Productivity growth is probably the single most important indicator of a country's economic progress.
* Productivity growth requires a differentiated policy agenda across countries.
Big gains in the productivity of workers in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union during the past decade have helped boost growth and living standards, but more must be done to eliminate red tape and barriers to enable firms to become more productive in a rapidly globalizing world, says a new World Bank report.
AND MORE....
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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