Special economic zones in Africa : comparing performance and learning from global experiences

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Author:

Farole, Thomas.

ISBN:

9780821386385

Personal Author:

Farole, Thomas.

Publication Information:

Washington, DC : World Bank, c2011.

Physical Description:

xxii, 299 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series:

Directions in development. Trade.

Directions in development (Washington, D.C.). Trade.

General Note:

Formerly CIP.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Introduction -- Background and Objectives -- Methodology -- Structure of the Report -- Note -- References -- ch. 2 Brief History of SEZs and Overview of Policy Debates -- Introduction -- Defining Economic Zones -- The Evolution of Economic Zones---A Brief History -- The Scope of SEZs Today---Global Footprint -- The SEZ Question---Analytical Perspectives -- Conclusion---The State of the Debate -- Notes -- References -- ch. 3 Assessing the Outcomes in Africa's SEZs -- Introduction -- Defining and Measuring Success in SEZs -- The Global Experience with SEZs -- SEZs in Africa -- Results---Static Economic Outcomes in African Zones -- Results---Dynamic Outcomes in African Zones -- Results---Socioeconomic Outcomes in African Zones -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- ch. 4 Which Factors Matter for the Performance of SEZs? -- Introduction -- The Investment Climate, FDI, and Trade -- SEZs and the Investment Climate --

Contents note continued: Hypothesis, Data, and Approach -- Results---What Factors Determine SEZ Performance? -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- ch. 5 The Investment Climate in Africa's SEZs -- Introduction -- Data and Methodology -- SEZ Investors and Their Investment Criteria -- The SEZ Investment Climate---Utilities -- The SEZ Investment Climate---Transport and Trade Facilitation -- The SEZ Investment Climate---Business Regulatory Environment -- The SEZ Investment Climate---Tariffs and Preferences -- The SEZ Investment Climate---Level of Taxes -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- ch. 6 Zone Practices: Policy, Planning, and Strategy -- Introduction -- SEZs in the National Trade and Industry Policy Framework -- From Policy to Practice: Strategic Planning in SEZs -- The SEZ Legal and Regulatory Framework -- Institutional Framework and the SEZ Regulatory Authority -- Partnerships and Private Sector Participation -- Notes -- References --

Contents note continued: ch. 7 Zone Practices: Operations, Management, and Learning -- Introduction -- Marketing and Investment Promotion -- Location, Land, and Development -- Registration, Licensing, and Administrative Procedures -- Infrastructure -- Customs, Trade Facilitation, and Transport -- Promoting Linkages with the Local Economy -- Monitoring, Enforcement, and Learning -- Notes -- References -- ch. 8 Policy Conclusions: SEZs in Africa---When, What, and How? -- Introduction -- When Are Economic Zones an Appropriate and Effective Policy Choice? -- What Type of Economic Zone Approach Is Most Likely to Be Effective in the African Context? -- How Can African Governments Plan and Implement Effective Economic Zone Programs? -- Implications for Future Support to SEZ Programs -- Research Agenda -- Notes -- References.

Subject Term:

Economic zoning -- Africa, Sub-Saharan.

Enterprise zones -- Africa, Sub-Saharan.

Export processing zones -- Africa, Sub-Saharan.

Geographic Term:

Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Economic policy.

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Summary

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.