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Footloose And Tax Free: Incentive Preferences In Kenyan Export Processing Zones

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  • ROBERT J. ROLFE
  • DOUGLAS P. WOODWARD
  • BERNARD KAGIRA

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  • Robert J. Rolfe & Douglas P. Woodward & Bernard Kagira, 2004. "Footloose And Tax Free: Incentive Preferences In Kenyan Export Processing Zones," South African Journal of Economics, Economic Society of South Africa, vol. 72(4), pages 784-807, September.
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    DOI: 10.1111/j.1813-6982.2004.tb00134.x
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