World bank country study
Takayoshi Kusago Zafiris Tzannatos
Social Protection Discussion Paper No. 9802 January 1998
Social Protection Group Human Development Network The World Bank Washington, DC
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
REFERENCES.............................................................................................................................................. 2 1. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................... 4 2. DEFINITION AND BROAD TRENDS OF EPZS................................................................................. 5 2-1. 2-2. DEFINITION ...................................................................................................................................... 5 BROAD TRENDS ............................................................................................................................... 5
3. ISSUE 1: INVESTMENT AND TYPES OF INDUSTRY IN EPZS.................................................... 6 3-1. INCENTIVE SCHEME ......................................................................................................................... 6 3-2. FOREIGN OWNERSHIP ...................................................................................................................... 8 3-3. TYPES OF INDUSTRY: LABOR-INTENSIVE INDUSTRY? ...................................................................... 8 3-4. COMPOSITION OF LABOR IN EPZS ............................................................................................................ 9 4. ISSUE 2: TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER ............................................................................................. 12 4-1. 4-2. BACKWARD LINKAGES .................................................................................................................. 12 HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT (EDUCATION AND