Special Economic Zones in India
Policy, Performance and Prospects

This book systematically evaluates the trajectories of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) policymaking in India and its performance.

Malini L. Tantri (Author)

9781107109544, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 9 May 2016

188 pages
23.9 x 15.7 x 1.5 cm, 0.42 kg

This book systematically evaluates the trajectories of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) policymaking in India and its performance. The findings of the study are the result of detailed fieldwork conducted by the author in India and China at different points in time. Exploring China's SEZs policy and performance, the book discusses whether Indian policymakers were aware of the nuances of China's SEZs policy and the various facets of performance before replicating it for India. Performance analyses of Indian SEZs are carried out using both a conventional set of performance indicators and new frameworks, such as the zone trade performance index, the resource cost framework and efficiency analysis. Offering a balanced view to rate the performance of Indian SEZs, the significance of this study lies in its quest to provide an holistic appraisal of the various unexplored issues in the literature pertaining to SEZs in India.

Preface
Acknowledgements
List of tables, figures, charts and maps
Abbreviations
1. Introduction
2. Export processing zones to special economic zones: trajectories of policymaking
3. China's experience with special economic zones under a liberalized regime - highs and lows
4. Performance of special economic zones: promises, realizations and paradoxes
5. An assessment of the fiscal viability of special economic zones
6. Special economic zones and the question of efficiency
7. Conclusions
Bibliography
Index.

Subject Areas: Development economics & emerging economies [KCM], Economic growth [KCG]