Special economic zones in Africa [[electronic resource] ] : comparing performance and learning from global experiences / / Thomas Farole
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| Autore: |
Farole Thomas
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| Titolo: |
Special economic zones in Africa [[electronic resource] ] : comparing performance and learning from global experiences / / Thomas Farole
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| Pubblicazione: | Washington, D.C., : World Bank, 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (328 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 338.8/7 |
| Soggetto topico: | Economic zoning - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
| Enterprise zones - Africa, Sub-Saharan | |
| Export processing zones - Africa, Sub-Saharan | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Africa, Sub-Saharan Economic policy |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | "In cooperation with the Investment Climate Department of the World Bank." |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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 Dataset |
| Appendix C Survey MethodologyIndex | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This 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 p |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Special economic zones in Africa |
| ISBN: | 1-283-01629-X |
| 9786613016294 | |
| 0-8213-8639-5 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910460348503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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