Systematic analysis of the essential characteristics of the concept “economic and technological development zone”

Abstract

Based on the empirical data on the development of special economic zones in countries with developed and developing economies, this article illustrates the positive effect of the state regional development policy and confirms the effectiveness of the technology under study. The purpose of this article is to determine the essence of the Economic and Technological Development Zones and to identify their main characteristics. To achieve this goal, a systematic review was chosen as a research method using the meta-analysis method, in accordance with which a selective study of 76 publications included in the free search engine for scientific publications was carried out, within which, according to the selected criteria for the structure of the article, the age of the source, the presence in the keywords of the research object as well as the availability of the results of theoretical and empirical analysis, 26 publications were selected, the meta-analysis of which made it possible to identify the essential properties and characteristics of the category Economic and Technological Development Zone. The main condition for the successful implementation of the Development Zones project is the creation of industrial symbiosis, taking into account the environmental aspect and the adaptation of the Development Zone strategies to the institutional conditions of specific countries and regions.