Is China’s Model of SEZ-Led Development Viable? A Call for Smart Replication

While China’s experience of using special economic zones (SEZs) for advancing economic development is a model increasingly adopted in other developing countries, the processes involved in replicating this model elsewhere and the outcomes of such replication remain little understood. This review arti...

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Autores principales:	Jan Knoerich, Liliane Chantal Mouan, Charlotte Goodburn
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Publicado:	SAGE Publishing 2021
Materias:	Political institutions and public administration - Asia (Asian studies only) JQ1-6651 Social sciences and state - Asia (Asian studies only) H53
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:f44677e0d8104d10bb5730627207dd5f2021-12-01T22:33:34ZIs China’s Model of SEZ-Led Development Viable? A Call for Smart Replication1868-10261868-487410.1177/1868102621993487https://doaj.org/article/f44677e0d8104d10bb5730627207dd5f2021-08-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1177/1868102621993487https://doaj.org/toc/1868-1026https://doaj.org/toc/1868-4874While China’s experience of using special economic zones (SEZs) for advancing economic development is a model increasingly adopted in other developing countries, the processes involved in replicating this model elsewhere and the outcomes of such replication remain little understood. This review article’s nested examination of three relevant strands of literature and two case studies of India and Ethiopia indicates that successful replication of China’s SEZ-led development would involve deliberate processes of adaptation from the original model. Replication must be “smart,” by taking into account the temporal, systemic, and other discrepancies between the Chinese model and the replicating country; replicating the benefits of China’s approach whilst avoiding the drawbacks; and maximising the positive effects of direct Chinese involvement and investments while reducing negative repercussions.Jan KnoerichLiliane Chantal MouanCharlotte GoodburnSAGE PublishingarticlePolitical institutions and public administration - Asia (Asian studies only)JQ1-6651Social sciences and state - Asia (Asian studies only)H53ENJournal of Current Chinese Affairs, Vol 50 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Political institutions and public administration - Asia (Asian studies only) JQ1-6651 Social sciences and state - Asia (Asian studies only) H53 Jan Knoerich Liliane Chantal Mouan Charlotte Goodburn Is China’s Model of SEZ-Led Development Viable? A Call for Smart Replication
description	While China’s experience of using special economic zones (SEZs) for advancing economic development is a model increasingly adopted in other developing countries, the processes involved in replicating this model elsewhere and the outcomes of such replication remain little understood. This review article’s nested examination of three relevant strands of literature and two case studies of India and Ethiopia indicates that successful replication of China’s SEZ-led development would involve deliberate processes of adaptation from the original model. Replication must be “smart,” by taking into account the temporal, systemic, and other discrepancies between the Chinese model and the replicating country; replicating the benefits of China’s approach whilst avoiding the drawbacks; and maximising the positive effects of direct Chinese involvement and investments while reducing negative repercussions.
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title	Is China’s Model of SEZ-Led Development Viable? A Call for Smart Replication
title_short	Is China’s Model of SEZ-Led Development Viable? A Call for Smart Replication
title_full	Is China’s Model of SEZ-Led Development Viable? A Call for Smart Replication
title_fullStr	Is China’s Model of SEZ-Led Development Viable? A Call for Smart Replication
title_full_unstemmed	Is China’s Model of SEZ-Led Development Viable? A Call for Smart Replication
title_sort	is china’s model of sez-led development viable? a call for smart replication
publisher	SAGE Publishing
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Is China’s Model of SEZ-Led Development Viable? A Call for Smart Replication

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