03278nam 2200661 a 450 991046034850332120200520144314.01-283-01629-X97866130162940-8213-8639-5(CKB)2670000000080176(EBL)692794(OCoLC)706823632(SSID)ssj0000473352(PQKBManifestationID)12146596(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000473352(PQKBWorkID)10436733(PQKB)11596041(MiAaPQ)EBC692794(Au-PeEL)EBL692794(CaPaEBR)ebr10453802(CaONFJC)MIL301629(OCoLC)714812768(EXLCZ)99267000000008017620101122d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSpecial economic zones in Africa[electronic resource] comparing performance and learning from global experiences /Thomas FaroleWashington, D.C. World Bank20111 online resource (328 p.)Directions in development. Trade. Special economic zones in Africa "In cooperation with the Investment Climate Department of the World Bank."0-8213-8638-7 Includes bibliographical references.Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Overview; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Brief History of SEZs and Overview of Policy Debates; Boxes; Tables; Figures; Chapter 3 Assessing the Outcomes in Africa's SEZs; Chapter 4 Which Factors Matter for the Performance of SEZs?; Chapter 5 The Investment Climate in Africa's SEZs; Chapter 6 Zone Practices: Policy, Planning, and Strategy; Chapter 7 Zone Practices: Operations, Management, and Learning; Chapter 8 Policy Conclusions: SEZs in Africa-When, What, and How?; Appendix A Country Case Selection; Appendix B Large-Sample DatasetAppendix C Survey MethodologyIndexThis book, designed for policymakers, academics and researchers, and SEZ program practitioners, provides the first systematic and comprehensive analysis of SEZ programs in Sub-Saharan Africa. It is the result of detailed surveys and case studies conducted during 2009 in ten developing countries, including six in Sub-Saharan Africa. The book provides quantitative evidence of the performance of SEZs, and of the factors which contribute to that performance, highlighting the critical importance not just of the SEZ itself but of the wider national investment climate in which it functions. It also pEconomic zoningAfrica, Sub-SaharanEnterprise zonesAfrica, Sub-SaharanExport processing zonesAfrica, Sub-SaharanAfrica, Sub-SaharanEconomic policyElectronic books.Economic zoningEnterprise zonesExport processing zones338.8/7Farole Thomas944409World Bank.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910460348503321Special economic zones in Africa2467801UNINA