Based on the wealth of data difficult to find in the West and previous studies on free economic zones (FEZs), this book discusses the development and structure of FEZs on the international, national and regional levels. In Part A, the world economic integration and its relation with FEZs is discussed. Following a general definition, a factor system and a systematic typology of FEZs, a structural and a spatial evolutionary model of world FEZs are advanced. These models improve the previous studies and provide a useful example for Chinese FEZs. In Part B, the necessity to establish FEZs in China is shown by looking back to China's economic and regional policies since 1949/50, and especially since 1978. The author describes the evolution and the general characteristics of China's FEZs and compares them with world FEZs. Finally, China's FEZs with 20 years experiences and their development in the future are discussed. Part C gives a brief historical overview of Tianjin's urban and economic development in the last hundred years in order to explain the economic and political situation for the setup and evolution of TEDA (Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area) since 1984. Here TEDA's achievement and problems until 2000 are evaluated. Its development trend is analyzed. In conclusion, TEDA's useful empirical evidence for the theory and practice of FEZs in China and around the world is discussed.
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Frankfurt a.M.
Deutschland
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Maße
Höhe: 21 cm
Breite: 14.8 cm
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978-3-631-51533-4 (9783631515334)
Schweitzer Klassifikation
The Author: Guangwen Meng was born in 1960 in Tianjin, China. He began his studies in 1978 at Tianjin Normal University, Department of Geography and achieved his BSc in June 1982. He obtained his MSc in June 1988 after his second study in 1985 at the Tianjin Normal University and the Manchuria Normal University. He was employed as an assistant and lecturer for the Department of Geography at Tianjin Normal University from 1988 to 1993. In 1994 and 1995 he continued his research work as a visiting scholar at the University of Tübingen/Germany, and obtained his doctorate in 2003 from the University of Heidelberg.
Contents: Free Economic Zone - Free Trade Zone - Economic Policy of China - Regional Economic Policy - Tianjin Economy - Economic Integration - International Economic Policy.
