Special Economic Zones – A Comparative Study of Export and Fdi Performance with India

Abstract

A Special Economic Zone (SEZ) is a geographical region that has economic laws that are more liberal than a country's typical economic laws. The category ‘SEZ’ covers a broad range of more specific zone types, including Free Trade Zones (FTZ), Export Processing Zones (EPZ), Free Zones (FZ), Industrial Estates (IE), Free Ports, Urban Enterprise Zones and others.Special Economic Zone (SEZ) policy is also one of the steps India has taken to boost economic growth through outward looking approach. Special economic zone is a specifically duty fee enclave and shall be deemed to be foreign territory for the purpose of trade operations and duties and tariffs.lt examines the determinants of investment and export performance empirically within the theoretical framework provided by the new growth theories. SEZ's will be the driving force towards a new era of high growth, a new mantra for filling the ‘gaps’ in economic reforms.