00823nam a2200121Ia 450000500170000010000230001724501000004026000090014052005100014958300190065994200060067899900170068420260716043319.0  aKAPLINSKY, Raphael  aExport processing zones in the Dominican Republic : transforming manufactures into commodities.  c1993  aConsiders the evolution of the EPZs in the Dominican Republic and their wider impact on economic performance.  Provides a brief overview on trade preferences from which the country benefits, concentrating on the GSP and CBI - since manufactured exports are almost exclusively directed toward the US.  States that EPZ production in the Central American and Caribbean region has predominantly associated with unskilled labour, which makes it an ideal locale for operations such as apparel and shoe assembly.  c3/7/00kM2LMGR  cA  c44664d44664