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Export Processing Zones in Sub-Saharan Africa

Attempts in Africa to use Export Processing Zones (EPZ) as an instrument for economic development, with the exception of Mauritius, have been less successful then in countries in East Asia, Central America, and the Caribbean basin. This paper exami...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Watson, Peter
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
FREE TRADE AREAS
EMPLOYMENT CREATION
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
EXPORT DEVELOPMENT
EXPORT DIVERSIFICATION
TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
TROPICAL ZONE
ACCESS TO WATER
WATER SUPPLY
TELECOMMUNICATION FINANCE
SKILLED WORKERS
INCENTIVES
SERVICE DELIVERY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMICS
ELECTRICITY
EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATIONS
EMPLOYMENT
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
GNP
IMPORTS
LABOR FORCE
NATURAL RESOURCES
OIL
ROADS
TAX
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TRANSPORT
UNEMPLOYMENT
URBANIZATION
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/10/1943350/export-processing-zones-sub-saharan-africa
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9797

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