000 00823nam a2200121Ia 4500
005 20260716043319.0
100 _aKAPLINSKY, Raphael
245 _aExport processing zones in the Dominican Republic : transforming manufactures into commodities.
260 _c1993
520 _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.
583 _c3/7/00
_kM2LMGR
942 _cA
999 _c44664
_d44664