GOVERNMENT MEASURES WITH IMPACT ON THE EXPORTS PROMOTION THROUGH FREE ZONES

LUKOVIĆ Dragica (Ph.D. Candidate of the Political Science Faculty, University of Belgrade),

The establishment and manner of managing free zones represent the very focus of government development policies of the majority of countries participating in the international trade. Being an efficient solution for a number of complex economic problems at country level, especially in the areas of foreign trade, foreign debt, social policy, demographic policy, foreign exchange operations, economic development of underdeveloped regions, etc., the concept of a free export processing zone (free zone) has become an internationally recognised, often used and more efficient instrument relative to a number of standard instruments of government development policy. Moreover, free zones have shown special potential as an important instrument for export promotion. Improved connectivity of countries via free zones does not only add to the integration of such areas and make impact on their mutual economic and political relations, but also makes more solid basis for improved models of economic and political relations with their partners outside such communities. Various government political and economic goals result in various categories of free zones.

Keywords: free zones, export promotion, government, international trade, development policy