Special Economic Zones in South Asia

ISBN-13: 9781032587752 / Twarda / 2024 / 352 str.

Aradhna Aggarwal

Opis

Special Economic Zones (SEZs) have become de rigueur, however, a systematic evaluation of evidence-informed policy making is scarce due to conceptual and practical challenges. This book fills that gap and shows that the SEZs are no ‘shortcut’ to economic development but need to be re-strategized to address the emerging challenges.

Spis treści

1.    1. Introduction Part I Input Assessment 2. Economic Growth Accelerations in South Asia 3. Growth Acceleration and Patterns and Pace of Structural Change 4. International Competitiveness: Export Growth, Diversification and Upgrading 5. SEZs As a Development Policy: Revisiting the Place Based Approach 6. Economic Rationale of SEZs in South Asia: The Institutional Perspective Part Ii Outcome Assessment 7. The SEZ Policy in India: A Flip Flop Approach 8. Evolution Of SEZ Policy in Sri Lanka: An Interplay of Political and Economic Dynamics 9. SEZ Policy In Pakistan:  A Passive Approach 10. Bangladesh: Driving SEZ Centric Industrialisation 11. Assessing The SEZ Policy Design Fit with Its Evolutionary Dynamics Part Iii Outcome Evaluation 12. Evaluating The Impact of SEZs on Investment Climate 13. SEZs, Investment Climate and Competitiveness 14. Building Technological Capabilities Through SEZs 15. Linkages For Knowledge Spillovers 16. Sustainability Standards in SEZs: Is It Race to The Bottom? 17. The Concluding Remarks

O autorze

Aradhna Aggarwal is Full Professor of Economics, in the Department of International Economics, Government and Business, Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen, Denmark.