Book contents
- The Business of Transition
- Advance Praise for The Business of Transition
- The Business of Transition
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figure and Tables
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Acronyms
- 1 Understanding the Business of Transition in Myanmar
- 2 Labour Standards and International Investment in Myanmar
- 3 The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative
- 4 The Risky Business of Transformation
- 5 Microfinance in Myanmar
- 6 The Governance of Local Businesses in Myanmar
- 7 Special Economic Zones
- 8 Facing the Concentrated Burden of Development
- 9 Top-Down Transitions and the Politics of US Sanctions
- 10 The Politics of Aid in Myanmar
- Index
- References
7 - Special Economic Zones
Gateway or Roadblock to Reform?
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Book contents
- The Business of Transition
- Advance Praise for The Business of Transition
- The Business of Transition
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figure and Tables
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Acronyms
- 1 Understanding the Business of Transition in Myanmar
- 2 Labour Standards and International Investment in Myanmar
- 3 The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative
- 4 The Risky Business of Transformation
- 5 Microfinance in Myanmar
- 6 The Governance of Local Businesses in Myanmar
- 7 Special Economic Zones
- 8 Facing the Concentrated Burden of Development
- 9 Top-Down Transitions and the Politics of US Sanctions
- 10 The Politics of Aid in Myanmar
- Index
- References
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- The Business of TransitionLaw Reform, Development and Economics in Myanmar, pp. 148 - 175Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2017
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Laws
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Foreign Investment Law No. 21/2012 (Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Law).
Myanmar Special Economic Zone Law No. 1/2014 (Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Law).
Myanmar Special Economic Zone Law No. 8/2011 (State Peace and Development Law).