Export Processing Zones as Productive Policy:
Enclave Promotion or Developmental Asset? The Case of Ghana
Kilian Koffi
Best Dissertation Prize,
MSc African Development (2015)
Abstract
Global integration and the fracturing production offer a plethora of opportunities through Global Value Chains (GVCs). Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is crucial in this process, and offers wide scope for backward linkagesto the broader economy. In expectance of such benefits, Governments have engaged in various kinds of productive policy measures, including Export Processing Zones (EPZ). However, the costs of races to the bottom toaccommodate foreign investors may outweigh the benefits. This research empirically investigates the creation of linkages from FDI within Ghana’s EPZs, and finds that without a supportive policy environment such a policy may lead to enclave development, rather than provide a foundation for broad-based development.
Keywords
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Export Processing Zones
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Global Integration
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Fracturing Production
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Global Value Chains
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Foreign Direct Investment
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Enclave Development
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