Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/54022 
Year of Publication: 
2010
Series/Report no.: 
WIDER Working Paper No. 2010/115
Publisher: 
The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), Helsinki
Abstract: 
The paper documents the economic development strategies pursued by the Dominican Republic. The study argues that the country's success results from the implementation of a three-pronged economic development strategy. The first prong relates to diversifying production and the second to developing special economic zones. These zones operate in parallel fashion to the rest of the economy but with protections from domestic impediments to growth and progress. The third item in the recipe involves maintaining ample economic and social engagement with the rest of the world. The paper also highlights challenges that the country faces going forward.
Subjects: 
economic development strategies
primary commodities
special economic zones
economic openness
Dominican Republic
JEL: 
O2
O54
ISBN: 
978-92-9230-353-2
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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