Towards transformation of the export processing zone regime in Namibia : a case for review of the enabling law

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dc.contributor.advisor Soyeju, Olufemi Olugbemiga en
dc.contributor.postgraduate Shikongo, Amalia Ndapandula en
dc.date.accessioned 2017-01-31T12:47:57Z
dc.date.available 2017-01-31T12:47:57Z
dc.date.issued 2016 en
dc.description.abstract Developing countries use EPZs as a policy strategy to transform from import-substitution industrialisation to export-led economic development. To make up for lack of comparative advantage, developing countries offer various incentives including better infrastructure, lax regulatory environment and tax exemptions, amongst others, to attract multinational corporations to invest in their countries. Although no specific international rules on EPZs exist, EPZs incentives such as tax exemptions and the relaxation of labour laws have been problematic at WTO and ILO, respectively. Like most countries, Namibia launched its EPZ programme following the promulgation of the EPZ Act 9 of 1995 with the objectives of attracting direct investments, creating employment, expanding exports, increasing foreign exchange earnings, and promoting skills and technology transfer. Generally, the Namibian EPZ programme has not been successful. Therefore, this study makes a comparative analysis of the EPZ Act as a policy instrument for the implementation of the EPZ programme in Namibia and the FIAS international best practice guidelines for the development of economic zones, to identify barriers to the achievement of the EPZ objectives and make a case for reform of the Namibian EPZ regime. The analysis identified a number of impediments to successful implementation of the EPZ programme, which includes a limited scope, absence of regulations, lack of private sector participation framework, conflicting roles of ODC, and the overly generous and WTO-inconsistent fiscal incentives. In the end, the study makes recommendations for the transformation of the Namibian EPZ programme into an effective policy instrument learning from international best practice guidelines for the development and management of economic zones. en_ZA
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dc.description.degree LLM en
dc.description.department Centre for Human Rights en
dc.description.librarian tm2017 en
dc.identifier.citation Shikongo, AN 2016, Towards transformation of the export processing zone regime in Namibia : a case for review of the enabling law, LLM Mini Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/58741> en
dc.identifier.other D2016 en
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/58741
dc.language.iso en en
dc.publisher University of Pretoria en_ZA
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dc.subject UCTD en
dc.subject Export processing zones en
dc.subject Developing countries en
dc.subject Namibia EPZ en
dc.subject.other Law theses SDG-16 en
dc.subject.other SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions en
dc.subject.other Law theses SDG-17 en
dc.subject.other SDG-17: Partnerships for the goals en
dc.title Towards transformation of the export processing zone regime in Namibia : a case for review of the enabling law en_ZA
dc.type Mini Dissertation en


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