LEADER 04089oam 22007335 450 001 9910789647203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8213-8764-2 024 7 $a10.1596/978-0-8213-8763-4 035 $a(CKB)2670000000113662 035 $a(EBL)765503 035 $a(OCoLC)748242164 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000565012 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12199685 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000565012 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10528011 035 $a(PQKB)10292223 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC765503 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL765503 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10506418 035 $a(OCoLC)ocn714721135 035 $a(US-djbf)16974585 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000113662 100 $a20110923d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aSpecial economic zones : $eprogress, emerging challenges, and future directions /$fedited by Thomas Farole, Gokhan Akinci 210 1$aWashington, DC :$cWorld Bank,$d[2011] 210 4$dcopyright 2011. 215 $axxii, 319 pages $cillustrations ;$d23 cm 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 $aFor countries as diverse as China and Mauritius, Special Economic Zones (SEZs) have been a powerful tool to attract foreign investment, promote export-oriented growth, and generate employment; for many others, the results have been less than encouraging. While the benefits and limitations of zones will no doubt continue to be debated, what is clear is that policymakers are increasingly attracted to them as an instrument of trade, investment, industrial, and spatial policy. Since the mid 1980's, the number of newly-established zones has grown rapidly in almost all regions, with dramatic growth i 410 0$aWorld Bank e-Library. 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 615 0$aEconomic zoning 615 0$aEnterprise zones 615 0$aExport processing zones 615 0$aFree ports and zones 615 0$aForeign trade promotion 676 $a338.8/7 701 $aFarole$b Thomas$01472046 701 $aAkinci$b Gokhan$01503553 712 02$aWorld Bank. 801 0$bBTCTA 801 1$bBTCTA 801 2$bYDXCP 801 2$bTJC 801 2$bDLC 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910789647203321 996 $aSpecial economic zones$93732051 997 $aUNINA