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The author analyzes the experience of more than 3,000 enterprise zones (EZ) in the United States and the ability of this instrument to steer the national economic development of Puerto Rico. Based on this experience, the author concludes that the concept of EZ has limitations inherent to the economic development of Puerto Rico. Firstly, the EZ correspond to a category designed for urban development and is more a complementary strategy than a replacement. In addition, EZ tend to promote a fragmented development with poor linkage to other industrial sectors, such that it is a more temporary instrument of character than permanent. Finally, the EZ do not seem to be adaptable to a highly-skilled labor force, which most characterizes the economy of Puerto Rico.
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