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Batam: Life after the FTZ?

Once an island of high-tech production and turbocharged growth, Batam has seen its economic fortunes decline of late. Traditional pillars of the manufacturing sector such as electrical goods, electronics and shipbuilding have contracted. Investment levels have fallen, the island’s growth rate is below the national average and unemployment has increased sharply. In response, policymakers are promoting the development of new sectors in order to diversify the island’s economic base, and are debating changing Batam’s status from a free trade zone (FTZ) to a new, more expansive regulatory regime in order to attract more investment. In two ways, this article contributes to the debate on how to revitalise the island’s economy. First, using data from the Manufacturing Survey of Large and Medium-sized Firms, it analyses the growth and performance of Batam’s three largest manufacturing sectors—electronics, electrical goods and shipbuilding—over 2004–15. These results are then compared with those from firms in the same sectors in other major industrial locations in Indonesia to establish which activities in Batam remain competitive. Second, the article carries out an econometric exercise to determine whether the island’s FTZ status is related to improved levels of output, exports, employment and efficiency. The results of these exercises are used to evaluate the policy choices available to Batam.

Ketersediaan
Call NumberLocationAvailable
PSB lt.2 - Karya Akhir (Majalah)1
Informasi Detail
Judul Seri
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No. Panggil
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Penerbit
Jakarta : Centre for Strategic and International Studies.,
Deskripsi Fisik
141 p.
Bahasa
English
ISBN/ISSN
1472-7234
Klasifikasi
NONE
Tipe Isi
text
Tipe Media
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Tipe Pembawa
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Edisi
Vol 56, No. 1, 2020
Subjek
Batam
Free Trade Zone
Info Detail Spesifik
Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies
Pernyataan Tanggungjawab
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