Since before and after the establishment of the People’s Republic of China in 1949, Chinese women have been discriminated against, despite the emphasis on women’s equality fostered by Mao Zedong during the reform era from 1949 to 1976. Mao fostered this equality by encouraging women to work....

There are many free trade zones in the United States and in China. Free trade zones have played an important role in the tremendous growth of the Chinese economy. One year ago, China established the Shanghai pilot free trade zone, and China plans to establish another free trade zone in Guangdong...

The Introduction posted here is from the author's book on "Tax Free Trade Zones of the World and in the United States" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2012), posted on SSRN by permission of the author and publisher.Within the last few years small and large international companies in all corners of the...

Free trade zones (FTZs) date back to the time of the Phoenicians; they developed in the 1970s and proliferated from 1980 until today. FTZs are duty-free areas where goods may be warehoused, processed, sold, serviced, distributed, showcased, packaged, labeled, sorted, assembled, and manufactured...