Special economic zones (SEZs) have been used by many developing countries as a policy tool to promote industrialization and economic transformation. The World Development Report 2020 also recognizes...
Regional economic engagement within South Asia may gain increasing importance owing to several factors that are currently in play, including strategies to diversify global value chains and locate such...
This paper reviews the policies and regulations for special economic zones and other spatial development modalities in the countries within proximity of the Eastern Corridor in South Asia, and it assesses...
This paper presents a new approach to measuring Global Value Chain (GVC) participation, essential for informed policy-making. It introduces a tripartite classification of GVC involvement—backward, ...
Governments can maintain full regulatory control and yet fully liberalize restrictions to trade in services. African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA's) protocol on trade in services explicitly ...
Ratings for the Western Growth Poles Project for Congo, Democratic Republic of were as follows: overall outcomes were moderately satisfactory, bank performance was moderately satisfactory, and monitoring...
This paper studies the impact of foreign direct investment on domestic firms’ innovation in China. It provides causal evidence by exploiting China’s foreign direct investment deregulation in 2002 and...
The aim of this publication is to provide an international framework which defines the basic requirements and performance criteria needed for an industrial park to qualify as an Eco-Industrial Park...