The Role of Export Processing Zones for Host Countries and Multinational
Author : John R. McIntyre
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Page : 56 pages
File Size : 27,51 MB
Release : 1995
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Author : John R. McIntyre
Publisher :
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 27,51 MB
Release : 1995
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Author : Dorsati Madani
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 34,9 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 : Centre on Transnational Corporations (United Nations)
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Page : 192 pages
File Size : 39,20 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Business & Economics
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One of the most remarkable structural changes which took place in the world economy in the 1970s and the first half of the 1980s is undoubtedly the growth of export processing zones (EPZs) in the developing countries and areas: employment in these zones grew from around 50,000 in 1970 to over 1.3 million by 1986. Judging from the current plans for new EPZs in over a dozen countries and the expansion plans for existing zones, it would seem that employment in EPZs could continue to grow rapidly in the next few years. The phenomenon of EPZs and the role of multinational enterprises in them have been the subject of heated debate. This monograph sheds light on the multinationals' contribution to employment generation, export earnings, technology transfer and the development of linkages with the local economy. These are measured against the initial cost of the incentive package for establishing and maintaining the zones. Questions related to working conditions and labour relations are also highlighted. The book confronts a number of widely held assumptions with the available facts and figures, and points to the possible evolution of EPZs in the economies of newly industrializing countries. It envisages the emergence of the "export processing country" and a more open and competitive approach to industrial development.
Author : Addington Michael Coppin
Publisher :
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 50,1 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Export processing zones
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Author : Wei Ge
Publisher :
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 15,57 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Developing countries
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Abstract: Using a monopolistic pricing model as benchmark, this paper develops a dynamic framework within which issues concerning the role of export-processing zones in promoting economic openness and transition is assessed. Technological learning and adaptation contribute profoundly to economic development in LDCs; multinational activities tend to generate an externality that facilitates the process of technology transfer and learning. The model signifies these critical factors. The study suggests, among other things, that the concept of export-processing zones may serve as an effective policy means, when implemented properly, in achieving greater economic openness and growth. In this gradual evolving development process, countries that operate export-processing zones may follow a different transitional path and sequence from the one that is often cited in literature.
Author : Wei Ge
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Page : 308 pages
File Size : 10,72 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Export processing zones
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Author : United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. Secretariat
Publisher : New York : United Nations
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 31,36 MB
Release : 1985
Category : Business & Economics
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Author : Thomas Farole
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 41,52 MB
Release : 2011-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0821386395
"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 provides a comprehensive guide to the key policy questions that confront governments establishing SEZ programs, including: if and when to launch an SEZ program, what form of SEZ is most appropriate, and how to go about implementing it. Among the most important findings from the study that is stressed in the book is the shift from traditional enclave models of zones to SEZs that are integrated ? with national trade and industrial strategies, with core trade and social infrastructure, with domestic suppliers, and with local labor markets.Although the book focuses primarily on the experience of Sub-Saharan Africa, its lessons will be applicable to developing countries around the world."
Author :
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 19,34 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780821319888
Author : Otto Kreye
Publisher :
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 24,65 MB
Release : 1987
Category : Export processing zones
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