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Since the 1960s, transnational corporations have developed extensive, vertically-integrated networks for global production and distribution. To benefit from the process, many developing countries have established export processing zones or other tax-free industrial enclaves. The Mexican in-bond assembly plants, called maquiladoras or maquilas, represent one of the largest, most developed concentrations of export-orientated assembly operations in the world. The maquiladora sector has expanded dramatically since its beginning in 1965. G. Schoepfle reviews the book of the same title by Leslie Sklair

The Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (CBERA), signed into law by US-president on 5 August 1983, was designed to foster economic development in the beneficiary countries of the Caribbean Basin by encouraging greater diversification and expansion of their production and exports. The main purpose of this articles is to evaluate the effectiveness of the trade-related provisions on the export performance of CBERA-countries

Faced with limited opportunities for their primary-product exports, many developing countries have sought new strategies to develop manufactured products for export. Often lacking the necessary infrastructure for industrialization but possessing abundant labor resources, some developing economies have attempted to attract investment through assembly operations that promote domestic employment, exports, and local development.