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Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Overview -- Introduction -- The East Asian development model has worked -- Changing times, rising challenges -- Navigating a changing world: directions for policy -- Notes -- References -- 1 Developing East Asia: Retrospect and Prospects -- Introduction -- East Asia's development strategy -- Key development trends -- What is changing and why it matters for developing East Asia -- Structure of the report -- Notes -- References -- 2 Sustaining Productivity Growth -- Introduction -- Productivity trends across the region and the world -- Drivers of East Asia's productivity trends -- Sustaining productivity growth in East Asia: Challenges and opportunities -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 3 Fostering Inclusive Growth -- Introduction -- Early drivers of growth with equity -- Emerging challenges to ensuring shared growth -- The changing nature of work -- Rising returns to higher-order skills -- How prepared is developing East Asia to foster inclusive growth in the future? -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 4 Enhancing State Effectiveness -- Introduction -- The state of state effectiveness in developing East Asia -- Political economy challenges in middle-income countries -- Rising societal expectations -- Enhancing state effectiveness in developing East Asia: Challenges and opportunities -- Conclusion -- Annex 4A: Description of data sources -- Notes -- References -- 5 Navigating a Changing World: Directions for Policy -- Introduction -- The five pillars of the policy agenda -- Pillar 1: Boosting economic competitiveness -- Pillar 2: Building skills -- Pillar 3: Enhancing inclusion -- Pillar 4: Strengthening institutions -- Pillar 5: Financing the transition to high income -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Boxes

Front Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Abbreviations -- Overview -- Introduction -- The innovation imperative for developing East Asia -- The state of innovation in developing East Asia -- Heterogeneity of innovation capabilities within countries, sectors, and firms -- Why diffusion matters -- What inhibits innovation? -- Spurring innovation in developing East Asia: Directions for policy -- Final remarks -- Notes -- References -- 1 The State of Innovation in Developing East Asia -- Introduction -- Defining innovation -- The innovation imperative for developing East Asia -- Innovation performance in developing East Asia -- Road map for this report -- Notes -- References -- 2 Conceptual Framework and Stylized Facts -- Introduction -- Key concepts -- Importance of innovation and diffusion of technology in addressing the region's challenges -- Core elements for designing policies that accelerate technology adoption and diffusion -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- 3 Technology Adoption and Diffusion: A Firm-Level Perspective -- Introduction -- Is East Asia converging with, or diverging from, the technological frontier? Why diffusion matters -- Heterogeneity in the pattern and diffusion of innovation across space, sectors, and firms -- What inhibits innovation? -- Conclusions -- Annex 3A The Firm-level Adoption of Technologies survey -- Annex 3B Supplementary tables -- 1396927554 -- Notes -- References -- 4 Skills and Finance for Innovation -- Introduction -- Skills for innovation -- Finance for innovation -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- 5 Innovation Policies and Institutions in the Region: An Assessment -- Introduction -- Are policies coherent with the objective of supporting diffusion as well as invention? -- Agencies to support innovation.