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200 00$aSpecial economic zones$b[electronic resource] $eprogress, emerging challenges, and future directions /$fedited by Thomas Farole, Gokhan Akinci
210   $aWashington, D.C. $cWorld Bank$dc2011
215   $a1 online resource (346 p.)
225 1 $aDirections in development : trade
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311   $a0-8213-8763-4 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $aIntroduction / Thomas Farole and Gokhan Akinci -- The thin end of the wedge : unlocking comparative advantage through EPZs in Bangladesh / Mustafizul Hye Shakir and Thomas Farole -- Success and statis in Honduras' free zones / Michael Engman -- China's investment in special economic zones in Africa / Deborah Brautigam and Tang Xiaoyang -- Partnership agreements in the China-Singapore (Suzhou) industrial park : lessons for joint economic zone development / Min Zhao and Thomas Farole -- SEZs in the context of regional integration : creating synergies for trade and investment / Naoko Koyama -- When trade preferences and tax breaks are no longer enough : the challenge of adjustment in the Dominican Republic's free zones / Jean-Marie Burgaud and Thomas Farole -- Fostering innovation in developing economies through SEZs / Justine White -- Early reform zones : catalysts for dynamic market economies in Africa / Richard Auty -- Planned obsolescence? : export processing zones and structural reform in Mauritius / Claude Baissac -- The gender dimensions of special economic zones / Sheba Tejani -- Low-carbon, green special economic zones / Han-Koo Yeo and Gokhan Akinci.
330   $aFor countries as diverse as China and Mauritius, Special Economic Zones (SEZs) have been a powerful tool to attract foreign investment, promote export-oriented growth, and generate employment; for many others, the results have been less than encouraging. While the benefits and limitations of zones will no doubt continue to be debated, what is clear is that policymakers are increasingly attracted to them as an instrument of trade, investment, industrial, and spatial policy. Since the mid 1980's, the number of newly-established zones has grown rapidly in almost all regions, with dramatic growth i
410  0$aDirections in development (Washington, D.C.).$pTrade.
606   $aEconomic zoning$zDeveloping countries
606   $aEnterprise zones$zDeveloping countries
606   $aExport processing zones$zDeveloping countries
606   $aFree ports and zones$zDeveloping countries
606   $aForeign trade promotion$zDeveloping countries
607   $aDeveloping countries$xEconomic policy
608   $aElectronic books.
615  0$aEconomic zoning
615  0$aEnterprise zones
615  0$aExport processing zones
615  0$aFree ports and zones
615  0$aForeign trade promotion
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701   $aAkinci$b Gokhan$01039846
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