The Political Economy of Special Economic Zones

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dc.contributor.advisorCowen, Tyler
dc.contributor.authorMoberg, Lotta Malin Johanna
dc.creatorMoberg, Lotta Malin Johanna
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-29T18:40:39Z
dc.date.available2015-07-29T18:40:39Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractSpecial economic zones (SEZs) are a wide-spread and increasingly popular tool for economic growth. Big or small, secluded or isolated, they are areas where a government allows for different rules to apply than the rest of the country. Most commonly, this means granting fiscal privileges to investors in the zones. Exemptions from taxes, tariffs, and sometimes regulations mean that SEZs form islands of economic liberalization in a country. A common attitude to zones is therefore that while broader liberalization is preferred, SEZs always benefit a country as long as they bring about this marginal improvement. The skeptical view of SEZs is that their geographically limited reach means that they are always somewhat misguided. If SEZs bring good policies, their geographical limitation only implies that these are underprovided.
dc.format.extent139 pages
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1920/9639
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsCopyright 2015 Lotta Malin Johanna Moberg
dc.subjectEconomics
dc.subjectDevelopment
dc.subjectExport Processing Zones
dc.subjectPolitical Economy
dc.subjectRent-Seeking
dc.subjectRobust Political Economy
dc.subjectSpecial economic zones
dc.titleThe Political Economy of Special Economic Zones
dc.typeDissertation
thesis.degree.disciplineEconomics
thesis.degree.grantorGeorge Mason University
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral

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