Export Processing Zones in Developing Countries: Results of a New Survey
Author: International Labour Office
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Published: 1986
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Author: International Labour Office
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Published: 1986
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Otto Kreye
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Published: 1987
Total Pages: 44
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Publisher: World Bank Publications
Published: 1992
Total Pages: 56
ISBN-13: 9780821319888
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Dorsati Madani
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 114
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAs 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: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. Secretariat
Publisher: New York : United Nations
Published: 1985
Total Pages: 58
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Published: 1998
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Published: 1986*
Total Pages: 267
ISBN-13: 9789627245018
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Jing Dong Yuan
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Published: 1991
Total Pages: 48
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Published: 1994
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Centre on Transnational Corporations (United Nations)
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Published: 1988
Total Pages: 188
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKOne 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.