Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Contributors -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Attracting Investment and Creating Jobs: Old Models and New Challenges -- Moving from Static to Dynamic Gains: Can SEZs Deliver Structural Change? -- Social and Environmental Sustainability: Emerging Issues For SEZs -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Part I Attracting Investment and Creating Jobs: Old Models and New Challenges -- Chapter 2 The Thin End of the Wedge: Unlocking Comparative Advantage through EPZs in Bangladesh -- Introduction -- Historical Development of EPZs in Bangladesh -- Performance -- Key Success Factors -- Challenges for the Future -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 3 Success and Stasis in Honduras' Free Zones -- Introduction -- Historical Development of Free Zones in Honduras -- Performance -- Key Success Factors -- Challenges for the Future -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 4 China's Investment in Special Economic Zones in Africa -- China's Overseas Special Economic Zones: Aims and Objectives -- China's Overseas Zones in Africa: Current Situation -- China's Overseas Zones: Mechanisms -- Progress, Challenges, and Potential -- Appendix 4.A. China's Official Overseas Economic and Trade ­Cooperation Zones -- Notes -- References -- Interviews -- Chapter 5 Partnership Arrangements in the China-Singapore (Suzhou) Industrial Park: Lessons for Joint Economic Zone Development -- Background -- Introduction to Suzhou Industrial Park -- The Strategy of the Chinese and Singaporean Governments -- Partnership Structure -- The Knowledge-Sharing Process -- Challenges to the Partnership -- Overcoming Partnership Challenges and Implementing Innovations -- Conclusion -- Appendix 5.A. Selected Indicators: Developments at SIP, 1994-2008.

Appendix 5.B. SIP Timeline and Major Milestones -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 6 SEZs in the Context of Regional Integration: Creating Synergies for Trade and Investment -- Introduction -- Regional Trade Agreements -- Implication of RTAS for SEZs -- Harmonization of SEZs: Beyond Tariff Issues -- Conclusion -- Appendix 6.A Regulations and Handbooks of Regional Trade Agreements -- Appendix 6.B Summary of Tariff-Related Measures Taken by Regional Trade Agreements for Special ­Economic Zone-Processed Goods -- Notes -- References -- Part II Moving from Static to Dynamic Gains: Can SEZs Deliver Structural Change? -- Chapter 7 When Trade Preferences and Tax Breaks Are No Longer Enough: The Challenge of Adjustment in the Dominican Republic's Free Zones -- Introduction -- Free Zones in the Dominican Republic -- Performance and the Challenge of Adjustment -- The Policy Response -- Current Situation and Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 8 Fostering Innovation in Developing Economies through SEZs -- Introduction -- SEZs as an Instrument for Innovation -- The Need for Absorptive Capacity and Local Linkages -- A Staged Approach to Building an Innovative SEZ -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 9 Early Reform Zones: Catalysts for Dynamic Market Economies in Africa -- Context -- The Confused Definitions and Aims of Special Economic Zones -- Examples of Successful SEZs -- The Potential Role of ERZs in Sub-Saharan Africa -- Conclusions: ERZs and Economic Reform in Sub-Saharan Africa -- Note -- References -- Chapter 10 Planned Obsolescence? Export Processing Zones and Structural Reform in Mauritius -- Introduction -- The Policy Environment -- Overview of MEPZ Performance -- Today's Challenges -- The MEPZ and Economic Reform -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Part III Social and Environmental Sustainability: Emerging Issues for SEZs.

Chapter 11 The Gender Dimension of Special Economic Zones -- Introduction -- Background on Trade and Gender -- The Economics of Female-Intensive Production in SEZs -- Evidence on Gender in SEZs -- Quality of Female Employment in SEZs -- Defeminization of Employment -- Conclusion and Policy Implications -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 12 Low-Carbon, Green Special Economic Zones -- Introduction -- Low-Carbon, Green SEZs: Overview -- Low-Carbon (Green) SEZ Framework -- Low-Carbon, Green SEZs around the World: Current Status and Future Trends -- References -- Index -- Back Cover.