Zeng, Douglas Zhihua2015-08-132015-08-132015-02https://hdl.handle.net/10986/22400This paper is intended to provide a brief overview of the different SEZ experiences in China and Africa, the key lessons that Africa can learn from China, as well as the recent Chinese zones in Africa. For this purpose, the paper is structured in the following way: section 1 starts with definition of SEZs, then followed with the Chinese experiences (section 2), African experiences (section 3), the lessons that Africa can learn from China (section 4), Chinese zones in Africa (section 5), and then concludes.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOSKILLSAUCTIONEMPLOYMENTAUCTION SYSTEMREGULATORY FRAMEWORKECONOMIC GROWTHTECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESSURBANIZATIONPOLICY ENVIRONMENTENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATIONBUSINESS CASEURBAN SERVICESFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTSKNOWLEDGE SHARINGCOMPETITIONSFOREIGN INVESTORSAUTONOMYINCOMELAWSEXPECTATIONSINDUSTRYEXCHANGEENVIRONMENTAL COSTSGROUPSLOCAL GOVERNMENTSOPEN DOOR POLICIESTIMBERPROGRAMSCOST OF FINANCEINFORMATIONSERVICESDEVELOPING COUNTRIESPUBLIC SERVICESINFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENTHOUSINGREVENUESINCENTIVESINDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENTCONTENTMODELSPROJECTSTAXPLANNINGCITIESINCOME TAXBINDING CONSTRAINTSSOCIAL SCIENCESFREE TRADEMUNICIPALITIESKNOWLEDGEFISCAL POLICIESTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETRAININGMARKET DEVELOPMENTEXPORT GROWTHFOREIGN EXCHANGESEXPORT PROCESSING ZONEPRODUCTIVITYOPTIONSMARKETSCAPITAL REQUIREMENTSCONNECTIVITYLEGISLATIONLEARNINGLAND RESOURCESRESEARCHPRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC REFORMSLABORENTERPRISESECONOMIC REFORMSUBSIDIESFINANCEEFFICIENCYCORPORATE TAXLIBERALIZATIONINFRASTRUCTURERESOURCESMARKET ECONOMYTECHNOLOGYPOTENTIAL INVESTORSINVESTORSDATA AVAILABILITYECONOMIC IMPACTTAX RATESCIENCEBARRIERSEXPORT PROCESSING ZONESMARKET FAILURESFINANCIAL CRISISPARTICIPATIONFUTUREVALUEENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDSREGULATORY ENVIRONMENTBANKFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTFOREIGN INVESTMENTEXCHANGESKNOWLEDGE ECONOMYENVIRONMENTSINCOMESTAX RATESENVIRONMENTFOREIGN EXCHANGEURBAN DEVELOPMENTNEW MARKETSPOLICYECONOMICSGOVERNANCEMUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENTTAXATIONECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTTRADEOPEN DOOR POLICYLANDGOVERNMENT OWNERSHIPSUPPLY CHAINSECONOMIES OF SCALEDOMESTIC ECONOMYTECHNOLOGY TRANSFERINTERNATIONAL MARKETINVESTMENTRISKPARTNERSBUSINESS ENVIRONMENTPRIVATE INVESTORSECONOMIC LIBERALIZATIONBUSINESS SECTORSINVESTMENTSFUNDINGCOMMUNICATIONENTREPRENEURSHIPENVIRONMENTALCAPITAL INVESTMENTMARKET CONDITIONTECHNOLOGIESGOVERNMENTSPOWER OUTAGESREMOTE AREASINNOVATIONSECONOMIESTECHNICIANSPUBLIC GOODSCOMPETITIONGlobal Experiences with Special Economic ZonesWorking PaperWorld BankWith a Focus on China and Africa10.1596/22400