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Special economic zones : : progress, emerging challenges, and future directions / / edited by Thomas Farole, Gokhan Akinci



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Titolo: Special economic zones : : progress, emerging challenges, and future directions / / edited by Thomas Farole, Gokhan Akinci Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , [2011]
copyright 2011
Descrizione fisica: xxii, 319 pages : illustrations ; ; 23 cm
Disciplina: 338.8/7
Soggetto topico: Economic zoning - Developing countries
Enterprise zones - Developing countries
Export processing zones - Developing countries
Free ports and zones - Developing countries
Foreign trade promotion - Developing countries
Soggetto geografico: Developing countries Economic policy
Altri autori: FaroleThomas  
AkinciGokhan  
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Introduction / 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.
Sommario/riassunto: For 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
Titolo autorizzato: Special economic zones  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-8213-8764-2
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910789647203321
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