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Special Economic Zones
Moscow IET 2007
UDC 332.122 BBC 65.046.11
S78 Special Economic Zones / Consortium for Economic Policy Research and Advice – Moscow : IET, 2007. – 247 p. : il. – ISBN 978 5 93255 207 0 Agency CIP RSL
Authors: Prihodko S., Volovik N., Hecht A., Sharpe B., Mandres M.
Translated from the Russian by Todorov L. Page setting: Yudichev V.
The work is concerned with free economic zones classification and basic principles of operation. Foreign experience of free economic zones creation is regarded. Considerable attention is paid to the his tory of free economic zones organization in Russia. The main causes of failures of their implementation are analyzed. At present the work on creation of special economic zones of main types – industrial and production, innovation and technological, tourist and recreation has started in Russia. The main part of the work is devoted to Canadian experience of regional development.
JEL Classification: R0, R1.
The research and the publication were undertaken in the framework of CEPRA (Consortium for Economic Policy Re search and Advice) project funded by the Canadian Agency for International Development (CIDA).
UDC 332.122 BBC 65.046.11
ISBN 978 5 93255 207 0
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Table of Contents
I. Regional Development in Canada...... 7 1. An Introduction to Regional Development in Canada...... 7 2. Canadian Regional Development Programs, Surrogate SEZs ...... 7 3. Bibliography ...... 10 II. Northern Ontario’s Surrogate Special Economic Zone (SEZ), FedNor ...... 13 1. Introduction ...... 13 2. Governance ...... 14 3. Regional Programs...... 16 4. Focus of Help...... 18 5. Financial Sources and Distribution ...... 19 6. Indications of Success and Trends Emphasis...... 20 7. Bibliography ...... 23 III. Atlantic Canada’s Surrogate SEZ Programs, ACOA...... 25 1. Introduction ...... 25 2. Governance ...... 27 3. Structure of Regional Programs...... 27 4. Horizontal Initiatives...... 33 5. Focus of Help...... 35 6. Financial Sources and Distribution ...... 36 7. Indications of Success and Trends of Emphasis ...... 40 8. Bibliography ...... 43 IV. Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation, a Surrogate SEZ Support Entity ...... 46 1. Introduction ...... 46 2. Governance ...... 47 3. Structure of Regional Programs...... 47 4. Focus of Help...... 49 5. Financial Sources and Distribution ...... 49 6. Indications of Success and Trends of Emphasis ...... 49 7. Bibliography ...... 51
V. Quebec’s Surrogate SEZ Regional Development Zones, CED QR ...... 53 1. Introduction ...... 53 2. Mandate...... 54 3. Governance ...... 55 4. Regions of Quebec...... 57 5. Structure of Regional Programs...... 60 6. Horizontal Initiatives...... 64 7. Focus of Help...... 64 8. Financial Sources and Distributions ...... 66 9. Indications of Success and Trends of Emphasis ...... 67 10. Bibliography...... 72 VI. Western Canada’s Surrogate SEZ Regional Development Zones, WD ...... 75 1. Introduction ...... 75 2. The British Columbia