Why do some special economic zones fail to attract an adequate level of investment? - the case of the special economic zone in Batam, Bintan and Karimun.

The concept of Special Economic Zones has become a widely excepted tool of economic development in developing countries. Most zones rely on the host countries’ abundance of labor and land to attract Foreign Direct Investment. SEZ concept has been particularly successful when strong central governmen...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schlosser, Christian.
Other Authors: Deborah Kay Elms
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/53082