Special Economic Zones in Africa: Comparing Performance and Learning from Global Experiences

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Author: Farole, Thomas ISBN: 9780821386392
Publisher: World Bank Publication: February 15, 2011
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Farole, Thomas
ISBN: 9780821386392
Publisher: World Bank
Publication: February 15, 2011
Imprint:
Language: English
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.
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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.

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