Benefit-cost appraisals of export processing zones: A survey of the literature

Development Policy Review

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 51-65

  Jayanthakumaran, Kankesu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; ENTREPRENEUR; EXPORT; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0037269623     PISSN: 09506764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-7679.00198     Document Type: Article

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