1999
DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.168174
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Export Processing Zones in Central America

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“…For example, Buitelaar et al (1999) recognize that, although much of them introduce modern management and organization techniques, thus contributing to the development of human resources and production skills, their contribution to innovation and their linkages with the productive sector are weak, since they mainly demand imported inputs. Jenkins et al(1998) highlight that backward linkages between EPZ firms and the rest of the domestic economies in Central America are rather minimal and that "these linkages do not develop automatically and that active government involvement is needed to form them". Mortimore (2003) states that the apparent competitiveness in the Caribbean Basin in the apparel assembly industry in EPZs is illusory, since it is not based on the countries' real technical progress and does not significantly contribute to productive development.…”
Section: Exploring the Maquiladora Bias In Eci Valuesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…For example, Buitelaar et al (1999) recognize that, although much of them introduce modern management and organization techniques, thus contributing to the development of human resources and production skills, their contribution to innovation and their linkages with the productive sector are weak, since they mainly demand imported inputs. Jenkins et al(1998) highlight that backward linkages between EPZ firms and the rest of the domestic economies in Central America are rather minimal and that "these linkages do not develop automatically and that active government involvement is needed to form them". Mortimore (2003) states that the apparent competitiveness in the Caribbean Basin in the apparel assembly industry in EPZs is illusory, since it is not based on the countries' real technical progress and does not significantly contribute to productive development.…”
Section: Exploring the Maquiladora Bias In Eci Valuesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Comencemos mirando los datos más generales como, por ejemplo, la evolución de la participación de los proveedores locales en las compras de las empresas de las zonas francas. La misma era inferior al 8% a mediados de los '90 (Jenkins et al, 1998) y se mantuvo relativamente baja hasta mediados del nuevo milenio (Monge-González et al, 2005). En el lustro siguiente, sin embargo, las compras que hicieron las empresas del régimen a firmas locales crecieron a una tasa promedio anual del 22,4% y la participación nacional alcanzó en el 2010 al 24% del total de compras de las empresas de las zonas francas (Gamboa y Calderón, 2011).…”
Section: 6b Encadenamientosunclassified
“…Se organizaron, también, más de 1.000 fábricas para proveer de insumos a la zona. Como resultado de estos esfuerzos, los proveedores locales en Taiwán incrementaron su participación desde 8% del total importado por las empresas de las zonas al 46% entre 1969 y 1979 (Jenkins et al, 1998). En definitiva, lo que la práctica parece mostrar con relación a los encadenamientos productivos es que si bien no son fáciles de desarrollar, aquellos países que hacen un esfuerzo especial para crearlos y que usan a las zonas como un instrumento más dentro de una estrategia de desarrollo más amplia extraen mayores beneficios del establecimiento de ZPE.…”
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“…The country should acknowledge the transitional aspect of SEZs, and manage wisely the opportunities they may bring to upgrade labour and managerial skills, acquire superior technology and access foreign markets. In other words, SEZ should be a part of a more extensive package of polices aimed at improving the international competitiveness (Jenkins, Esquivel, & Felipe, 1998). For example, establishing an export processing zone in an economy that has already reformed its macroeconomic policies is not recommended on two grounds: (1) Low FDI flows may be due to inadequate legal or regulatory framework or economic incentives in other areas of the economy (for instance: private property or labour laws) and (2) SEZs are distortionary economic policy instruments and will re-introduce an element of discretion into the policy environment.…”
Section: Sezs Are a Transitory Policy Instrumentmentioning
confidence: 99%