Cambodia’s Special Economic Zones
Warr, Peter; Menon, Jayant | October 2015
Abstract
This study examines the role of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in Cambodia, and finds that the SEZs
have attracted significant levels of foreign investment that would not have been present otherwise. These
investments have created around 68,000 jobs, with equal or better pay and better prospects than the
alternatives. By leaving it to the private sector, Cambodia has avoided the large and sometimes wasteful
public sector set-up costs associated with SEZ establishment in many other countries.
Citation
Warr, Peter; Menon, Jayant. 2015. Cambodia’s Special Economic Zones. © Asian Development Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/5217. License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.ISSN
2313-6537 (Print); 2313-6545 (e-ISSN)
Keywords
Economic Crisis
Economic Efficiency
Economic Policies
Regional Economic Development
Public Sector Wages
Crisis
Economic cooperation
Gross domestic product
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