Impact Of Special Economic Zones On Employment, Poverty And Human Development

Impact Of Special Economic Zones On Employment, Poverty And Human Development

...Aradhna Aggarwal
May 2007

Contents
Foreword........................................................................................................................i
Abstract.........................................................................................................................ii

1. Introduction.............................................................................................................1

2. Human Development and Poverty Reduction Effects of Zones: An Analytical Framework ..............................................................................................................2

2.1 Employment Effects............................................................................................2

2.1.1 Direct employment generation...............................................................2

2.1.2 Indirect employment generation ............................................................3

2.1.3 Employment for Women.........................................................................3

2.2 Skill Formation (Human Capital Formation) Effects......................................4

2.3 Technology Upgrading Effects...........................................................................5

3. Are SEZ Effects Unambiguous? Review of the Literature ................................7

3.1 Direct Effects.......................................................................................................7

3.1.1 Employment Effects......................................................................................7

3.1.2 Skill (human capital) Formation Effects.....................................................12

3.1.3 Technology Transfer and Technology Creation Effects .............................13

3.2 Indirect...

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