This book examines how technological modernisation and innovation policies have been implemented in Russia from the Soviet era to the present day.

Imogen Sophie Kristin Wade is a Research Fellow at the Science Policy Research Unit at the University of Sussex, Brighton, UK.

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