Second Best? Investment Climate and Performance in Africa’s Special Economic Zones

Second Best? Investment Climate and Performance in Africa’s Special Economic Zones

As an instrument of trade and investment policy, special economic zones have played a catalytic role in processes of industrialization, diversification, and trade integration in many countries, particularly in East Asia. However, in the African con...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Farole, Thomas
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: 2012
Subjects:
ACCOUNTING
AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
BENEFICIARIES
BOND
BONDS
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
BUSINESS REGULATIONS
CAPITAL INVESTMENT
CATALYTIC ROLE
CITIES
COMMODITIES
COMMODITY
COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
COMPARATOR COUNTRIES
COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT
CORPORATE TAX
CORPORATE TAXES
DEREGULATION
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DOMESTIC ECONOMY
DOMESTIC INVESTMENT
DOMESTIC INVESTORS
DOMESTIC MARKET
ECONOMIC CHANGE
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
ECONOMIC REFORM
ECONOMIC VALUE
ECONOMIC VALUE ADDED
ECONOMISTS
EMPIRICAL STUDIES
ENVIRONMENTAL
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTS
EPZ
EQUIPMENT
EXCHANGE CONTROL
EXPORT GROWTH
EXPORT MARKETS
EXPORT PROCESSING ZONES
EXPORTERS
EXTERNALITIES
FACTORS OF PRODUCTION
FINANCIAL SERVICES
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
FOREIGN INVESTMENT
FOREIGN INVESTORS
FOREIGN OWNERSHIP
FREE TRADE
GLOBAL EXPORTS
GLOBAL TRADE
GLOBALIZATION
GOOD GOVERNANCE
GROWTH RATES
HOLDING
HOST COUNTRIES
HOST COUNTRY
HOST ECONOMIES
INCOME
INSTRUMENT
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
INVESTING
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
INVESTMENT CLIMATE ISSUES
INVESTMENT CLIMATE REFORMS
INVESTMENT CLIMATES
INVESTMENT CRITERIA
INVESTMENT ENVIRONMENT
INVESTMENT LOCATION DECISIONS
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
INVESTMENT PATTERNS
INVESTMENT POLICY
INVESTMENT PROJECTS
INVESTOR INCENTIVE
LABOR COSTS
LABOR MARKET
LEARNING
LOCAL ECONOMY
LOCAL INVESTMENT CLIMATE
LOCAL INVESTORS
LOCAL MARKET
MARKET ACCESS
MARKET INTEGRATION
MARKET SIZE
MATURITY
METALS
MULTINATIONAL FIRMS
NATIONAL INVESTMENT
NATIONAL INVESTMENT CLIMATE
NATURAL RESOURCES
OIL
OPPORTUNITY COSTS
OUTPUT
POLICY ENVIRONMENT
POLICY INSTRUMENTS
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POLITICAL STABILITY
POWER OUTAGES
PRIVATE ENTITIES
PRODUCERS
PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES
PROFITABILITY
PROGRAMS
PROPERTY RIGHTS
RAPID GROWTH
RATES OF RETURN
REGIONAL TRADE
REGULATORY BURDEN
REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS
RULE OF LAW
SHARE OF INVESTMENT
SMALL COUNTRIES
STARTUP
STOCKS
STREAMS
STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFERS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TIMBER
TRADE STATISTICS
TRANSACTION
TRANSACTION COSTS
TRANSACTIONS COSTS
UNEMPLOYMENT
WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
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http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3930

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