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Special economic zones in Asian market economies / edited by Connie Carter and Andrew Harding.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Routledge studies in the growth economies of Asia.
- Routledge studies in the growth economies of Asia
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Economic zoning--Asia.
- Economic zoning.
- Enterprise zones--Asia.
- Enterprise zones.
- Asia--Economic policy--21st century.
- Asia.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (203 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Special Economic Zones (SEZs) have proliferated rapidly during the past decade and are set to multiply in the next - embracing not only Asia and Europe but also Africa and the Americas. This book is the first to examine the Asian experience of SEZs in China, India, Malaysia and the Philippines. SEZs are usually clearly defined geographic areas in which national, provincial or local governments use policy tools (such as tax holidays; improved infrastructure; less onerous or differentiated regulations and incentives other than those generally available in the rest of the country) to attract a
- Contents:
- Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface and acknowledgements; Contributors; Abbreviations and acronyms; 1 SEZs: Policy incubators or catalysts for development?; 2 SEZs: A policy tool in search of a new agenda?; 3 SEZs and China's attempt to govern the labour market by law; 4 A tale of two Chinese SEZs: From exogenous to sustainable endogenous growth?; 5 Special economic zones and improved environmental management in China; 6 Special economic zones and freeports: Challenges and opportunities in the bases conversion and development experience in the Philippines
- 7 Iskandar Malaysia and Malaysia's dualistic political economy8 SEZs in India: An economic policy or a political intervention?; 9 The Indian Special Economic Zones Act 2005: Implications for modelling the law and governance of SEZs; Resources; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-136-90170-1
- 1-282-88229-5
- 9786612882296
- 0-203-84186-7
- 9780203841860
- OCLC:
- 670411795
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