{"product_id":"export-processing-zones-development-and-working-conditions-von-alessandra-assenza","title":"Export Processing Zones, Development and Working Conditions","description":"\u003cp\u003eConsidered as \"engines\" for development and trade  liberalisation in developing countries, Export  Processing Zones (EPZs) have been introduced and  massively expanded in the last decades with the aim  to increase exports and FDI, while generating  employment and upgrading technology. Today there are around 3500 EPZs throughout the  world, operating in 130 countries and employing 66  million of people. While analysing the cases of EPZs in China and  Mexico, this book proposes an answer to the  following question: How an EPZ, built up as a trade  policy tool, can be an instrument of sustainable  economic and social development?  This work therefore provides the reader with a  general framework on EPZs and examines several  possible solutions to improve their social  sustainability. It argues that EPZs reproduce a  model similar to the economy of the rest of the  country, but potentially easier for government to  influence and monitor. Thus, if further inserted in  a wider programme of development, zones can  represent a driving force towards decent work,  social justice and social inclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"aw-variant-hidden-subtitle-div\" id=\"aw-variant-subtitle-9783838399065\"\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe cases of China and Mexico\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Autorenwelt Shop","offers":[{"title":"Softcover - 9783838399065","offer_id":39497117859933,"sku":"9783838399065","price":49.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0940\/0622\/files\/9dde01d0-f8d6-40db-b05e-fce978526cd4.jpg?v=1775711242","url":"https:\/\/shop.autorenwelt.de\/en\/products\/export-processing-zones-development-and-working-conditions-von-alessandra-assenza","provider":"Autorenwelt Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}