Special Economic Zones in Asian Market Economies.

This book is the first to examine the Asian experience of special economic zones (SEZs) in China, India, Malaysia and the Philippines. It explores the origins, nature and status of these zones in Asia, together with the current trends connected with them, and the challenges they currently face.

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Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Main Author: Carter, Connie
Other Authors: Harding, Andrew
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : Taylor & Francis, 2010
Series:Routledge Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface and acknowledgements; Contributors; Abbreviations and acronyms; 1 SEZs: Policy incubators or catalysts for development?; 2 SEZs: A policy tool in search of a new agenda?; 3 SEZs and China's attempt to govern the labour market by law; 4 A tale of two Chinese SEZs: From exogenous to sustainable endogenous growth?; 5 Special economic zones and improved environmental management in China; 6 Special economic zones and freeports: Challenges and opportunities in the bases conversion and development experience in the Philippines.
  • 7 Iskandar Malaysia and Malaysia's dualistic political economy8 SEZs in India: An economic policy or a political intervention?; 9 The Indian Special Economic Zones Act 2005: Implications for modelling the law and governance of SEZs; Resources; Index.