international association of jesuit business schools forum detroit june 23 27 2001 free zones as logistics platforms and their impact in the development latin american countries conteext are logistic essential for economics they flexible adapt to economic policies generating fast effective benefits regions global competitiveness centers with tributary incentives strategy location faciliting pid benefit from special such tax exemption on supply fixed assets imports etc income due exports regulations companies that establish there freedom money exchange context currently approx 2 000 million jobs usa 213 700 move us 150 30 its production is popular republic china arte 124 10 investment projects 120 8 an example successful growth tianjin teda zone 33 square kms 128 established