Labour and Social Issues Relating to Export Processing Zones
Author :
Publisher : International Labour Office
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 21,7 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Export processing zones
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Author :
Publisher : International Labour Office
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 21,7 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Export processing zones
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Author : Funmi Adewumi
Publisher :
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 27,66 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Political Science
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Author : Wonsun Oh
Publisher : International Labour Organization
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 31,65 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Export processing zones
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Author : Janaki Abeywardene
Publisher : International Labour Organization
Page : 78 pages
File Size : 13,20 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Export processing zones
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Author :
Publisher :
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 20,79 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Employee rights
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Author : Herbert Jauch
Publisher :
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 24,62 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Export marketing
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Author : Debapriya Bhattacharya
Publisher : International Labour Organization
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 30,48 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Bangladesh
ISBN : 9221107175
Author : A. S. Oberai
Publisher :
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 19,58 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Collective bargaining
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Export processing zones (EPZs) have become one of the major features of labour markets in South Asia. Foreign investments have become a crucial component in investments within these zones and South Asian governments are increasingly competing with each other in offering generous incentives and privileges to attract investments and entrepreneurs. This paper emphasize that social dialogue will help in promoting not only employment opportunities in the EPZs, but also decent work conditions for all concerned. It also suggest that the foundation for comparative and competitive advantage should be built not on cheap labour but on value addition.
Author : Dorsati Madani
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 23,64 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Globalization
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As instruments for encouraging economic development, export processing zones have only limited usefulness. A better policy choice is general liberalization of a country's economy.
Author : Thomas Farole
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 20,37 MB
Release : 2011-08-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0821387642
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 1980s, the number of newly-established zones has grown rapidly in almost all regions, with dramatic growth in developing countries. In parallel with this growth and in the evolving context of global trade and investment, zones are also undergoing significant change in both their form and function, with traditional export processing zones (EPZs) increasingly giving way to larger and more flexible SEZ models. This new context will bring significant opportunities for developing countries to take advantage of SEZs, but will also raise new challenges to their successful design and implementation. This volume aims to contribute to a better understanding of the role and practice of SEZs in developing countries, in order to better equip policymakers in making effective decisions in planning and implementing SEZ programs. It covers some of the emerging issues and challenges in SEZs including upgrading, regional integration, WTO compliance, innovation, the environment, and gender issues with practical case examples from SEZ programs in developing countries.