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Export processing zones in Asia

Article Abstract:

Export processing zones (EPZs) are the most common form of custom-free manufacturing purported for industrial development. When established during the appropriate stage of the country's industrial development, EPZs are likely to have a significant impact. To become effective, EPZs' role in national industrialization should be supplementary rather than substitutional. EPZs should also be structured according to the specific needs, conditions and objectives of host developing countries.

Planning, Economic policy, Asia, Industrial development, Industrialization, Export processing zones

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Afghanistan and Central Asia: mirrors and models

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Afghanistan and the neighboring Central Asian states of Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan were former Islamic imperial states in predominantly tribal societies. Events in Afghanistan from the 16th century to the 1990s mirrored those in her neighbors. Commonalities of religion, culture and ethnicity in Afghanistan and the Central Asian states bode well for the future of these states.

History, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Afghan history, Historical models

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U.S. policy and energy security in South Asia

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The U.S. policy in force in the South Asian region constraining indigenous development or import of requirements for enhancing energy security and the possible consequences is put forth.

United States, Government domestic functions, Foreign trade, Management dynamics, Management, Economic aspects, International trade, Energy policy, Demographic aspects, Energy industries, Energy industry, Company business management, South Asia, Energy consumption

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