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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction
PART ONE: The Current Stagnation of the Israeli Economy

1. The Slowdown and Halt of Economic Growth
2. Failure to Restart Economic Growth
3. The Turnabout of Growth - Deindustrialization and Failure to Attract Foreign Investment
4. Hong Kong and the Republic of South Korea - A Comparison
5. Obstacles Imposed on Industrial Investment
   The Intangible Price
   The Visible Price

6. FEPZs - Structure and Operation
7. FEPZs - Benefits to Israel and to DFI in Israel
   The Enclave Effect
   Foreign Investment Effect
   Export-Oriented Industrialization
   Direct Effects
   Indirect Effects
   Export Earnings Effects
   
8. Post-War Experience and the Origin of FEPZ
   Taiwan - The Export Processing Zones
   Mexico - The Maquila
   

9. "Divisibility," Export-Orientation and DFI Attraction
10. Profitability to all Parties: The Investor, the Economy and the Region
11. Free Export Processing Zones Bill

APPENDIX

The "Free Export Processing Zone" (FEPZ) Law
List of Tables