The Growth of Enterprise Zones: A Policy Transformation

Gunn, Elizabeth M.

doi:10.1111/j.1541-0072.1993.tb01801.x

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“…Though the creation of SEZs has largely been applied as an economic development strategy in the Global South, iterations have appeared in the Global North, particularly in the UK and the United States (Erickson and Friedman, ; Gunn, ; Papke, ; Wilder and Rubin, ; Alm and Hart, ). In the UK, the Thatcher government established the UK's first enterprise zones and urban development corporations between 1979 and 1982 in order to stimulate investment in blighted industrial regions.…”

Section: A Brief History Of Sezsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Panama's Special Economic Zones: Balancing Growth and Development

Sigler

2013

Bull Latin American Res

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The growth of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in the Global South has been widespread and well documented. This article provides a comparative analysis of two SEZs in Panama that defy conventional export‐processing strategies by focussing on re‐exports and regional headquartering operations, which are relatively capital‐intensive rather than labour‐intensive. I argue that while this may be a sound economic growth strategy at the national scale, it must be complemented with directed, local strategies to address the country's chronic social development issues, which are underscored by centuries of institutional exclusion.

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Section: A Brief History Of Sezsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Panama's Special Economic Zones: Balancing Growth and Development

Sigler

2013

Bull Latin American Res

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“…Numerous state experiences since the 1980s provide an opportunity to learn about EZ effectiveness. Given the growth in EZs in the 1980s -from 135 in 1982 to 510 in 1988 -this is certainly warranted (Gunn, 1993). EZs bring disparate resources to bear on local problems in distressed communities: training programs, capital financing, infrastructure, and regulatory relief, to name a few.…”

Section: State Enterprise Zonesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Some argue that it is the design and management of EZs that affects their success (Gunn, 1993). Sometimes there is a lack of leadership from local government (Levitan & Miller, 1992: 36).…”

Section: State Enterprise Zonesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Strategic Planning and Enterprise Zones

Snow

2000

Review of Policy Research

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State policy makers are concerned about costs of past policies whose benefits are often difficult to determine. Some have recommended a strategic approach to state economic policy making in order to eliminate ad hoc incentives. Lessons derived from the literature on state enterprise zones are used to assess the 1993 Federal Empowerment Zone and Enterprise Community initiative. States can expand policy alternatives by fostering the growth of a marketplace of economic development ideas at the local level. Strategic plans should focus on development of competing, bottom-up solutions, rather than packages of specific incentives. Copyright 2000 by The Policy Studies Organization.

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“…By the early 1990s, over 3000 zones had been designated in 38 states and the District of Columbia (Gunn, 1993). These zones cover not just inner-city areas, but also suburban and rural areas experiencing economic dif culties.…”

Section: Introduction and Policy Contextmentioning

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UK Enterprise Zones and the Attraction of Inward Investment

Potter

Moore

2000

Urban Studies

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This paper assesses the contribution of inward investment to economic regeneration in UK Enterprise Zones using survey data from a government-sponsored national evaluation. Results indicate that by providing tax incentives and stimulating infrastructure improvements, policy attracted a group of inward investors that accounted for nearly one-third of employment in the zones at de-designation and a high proportion of new local jobs. The local impacts of inward investors are examined in terms of recruitment, linkages, growth and stability and compared with other establishments in the zones. It is concluded that inward investment can bean important driver of local economic regeneration in distressed areas when stimulated by this type of initiative, but that a mechanism is needed to limit short-distance transfer activity.

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The Growth of Enterprise Zones: A Policy Transformation

Cited by 8 publications

References 37 publications

Panama's Special Economic Zones: Balancing Growth and Development

Panama's Special Economic Zones: Balancing Growth and Development

Strategic Planning and Enterprise Zones

UK Enterprise Zones and the Attraction of Inward Investment

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