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Who Built the Zones?

Who Built the Zones?

2 minutos Special economic zones are not just a product of the effort to free capitalism from democratic authority. They are a response to a broader anxiety about power imbalance between multinational corporations and national governments. Angus Burgin Fall 2023 Crack-Up Capitalism: Market Radicals and the Dream of a World Without Democracyby Quinn SlobodianMetropolitan Books, 2023, 352 pp. Just three years after his famous declaration that history had come to an end, Francis Fukuyama published a little-noticed piece, in the now-defunct journal New Perspectives Quarterly, Continue lendo

Harnessing the Potential of Special Economic Zones for Private Sector Development and Inclusive Industrialization in Southern Africa 

Harnessing the Potential of Special Economic Zones for Private Sector Development and Inclusive Industrialization in Southern Africa 

4 minutos The term “special economic zones” (SEZs) is a generic term encompassing various forms of specially designated clusters of industrial and high-value-added activities whose operators receive incentives not received by other economic operators. SEZs can also be defined as geographically demarcated areas where economic laws are more liberal than in the rest of the country. As a result, they include a variety of forms and types. The key message of the present study for the Southern African subregion is that countries around the Continue lendo

How Do Special Economic Zones and Industrial Clusters Drive China’s Rapid Development?

How Do Special Economic Zones and Industrial Clusters Drive China’s Rapid Development?

menos de 1 minuto In the past thirty years, China has achieved phenomenal economic growth, an unprecedented development “miracle” in human history. How did China achieve this rapid growth? What have been its key drivers? And, most important, what can be learned from China’s success? Policy makers, business people, and scholars all over the world continue to debate these topics, but one thing is clear: the numerous special economic zones and industrial clusters that emerged after the country’s reforms are without doubt two important Continue lendo

The Dos and Don’ts of Special Economic Zones

The Dos and Don’ts of Special Economic Zones

1 minuto Special economic zones (SEZs) have been used by many developing countries as a policy tool to promote industrialization and economic transformation. The World Development Report 2020 also recognizes the possibility of using SEZs as a means of facilitating global value chain participation. As a “high-risk, high-reward” instrument, the global results of SEZs in developing countries are quite mixed. Results vary significantly with some regions or countries. As an industrial policy tool, an SEZ is supposed to complement market forces by helping to Continue lendo

Handbook of Research on Special Economic Zones as Regional Development Enablers

Handbook of Research on Special Economic Zones as Regional Development Enablers

menos de 1 minuto Special economic zones (SEZs) are important doorways for countries to attract foreign investment and promote trade. A strong correlation between the creation of SEZs and economic development indicators has also been identified in previous studies, at the municipal level, in China. Thus, the fundamental question that needs to be explored is to what extent SEZs can play the role of development enablers in different regions, development states, and institutional settings. The Handbook of Research on Special Economic Zones as Regional Development Continue lendo