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The Evolution of Free Economic Zones and the Recent Development of Cross‐National Growth Zones*

1995; Wiley; Volume: 19; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1468-2427.1995.tb00530.x

1468-2427

Xiangming Chen,

Cross-Border Cooperation and Integration

International Journal of Urban and Regional ResearchVolume 19, Issue 4 p. 593-621 The Evolution of Free Economic Zones and the Recent Development of Cross-National Growth Zones* Xiangming Chen, Xiangming Chen Department of Sociology (M/C 312), University of Illinois at Chicago, 1007 West Harrison Street, Chicago, Illinois 60607-7140, USA.Search for more papers by this author Xiangming Chen, Xiangming Chen Department of Sociology (M/C 312), University of Illinois at Chicago, 1007 West Harrison Street, Chicago, Illinois 60607-7140, USA.Search for more papers by this author First published: December 1995 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2427.1995.tb00530.xCitations: 65 * I thank James Norr, Steve Warner, William Parish, Kay Mohlman, and an anonymous referee for suggestions and comments on earlier drafts. Conversations with Yue-shan Chang, Luin Goldring, Michael Malley, Ching-lung Tsay, Peter Vandergeest, Chin-shun Wu, Yingwu Xiong, Steve J.F. Yan, and Angela Yao in the United States and Taiwan provided information and insights, some of which I incorporated into this article. Their collective inputs helped make my effort to cover such a variety of cases less daunting. Thanks are also due to Raymond Brod for his skilled production and tireless modification of the map. The research and writing for this paper was supported in part by grants from the American Sociological Association and the Pacific Cultural Foundation in Taiwan, and by a postdoctoral fellowship from the American Council of Learned Societies and the Social Science Research Council. None of the individuals and institutions above bear any responsibility for the content of this article. 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