Industrial clusters are promoted by policy and generally viewed as good for growth and development, but both clusters and policies may also enable non-competitive behavior. This paper studies the presence of non-competitive pricing in geographic industrial clusters. We develop, validate, and...

Many developing countries operate geographically delineated economic areas in the form of export processing zones, special industrial zones, or free trade zones. This paper provides an overview of the application of World Trade Organization disciplines to incentive programs typically employed by...

Despite its reputation as a car-oriented city, the Los Angeles metropolitan area has made substantial investments in developing rail transit since 1990. In cities with older "legacy" rail systems, the built environment has developed over time around fixed transit infrastructure, creating land...

The problem of rural poverty has endured even as many states, particularly Maryland, make significant strides toward preserving rural land. The reason for the disparate levels of success in the two spheres lies in conflicting incentives between preserving rural environments and encouraging...

While urban renewal programs have become widely-used policy measures to target urban development, the reasons why certain areas are more responsive to policy interventions than others are less known. With this study, we address some of these issues by analyzing an urban renewal program in...

Chapter 1. The Poverty Reduction Effect of China’s Special Economic Zones – Case Study of Shenzhen -- Chapter 2. Theoretical and Empirical Research on the Industrial Restructuring in Shenzhen -- Chapter 2. Exploration on Shenzhen’s Financial Innovation -- Chapter 4. On the Exploration and...

Purpose – This paper aims to understand the dialectical relationship between place-making and identity formation of factory women in a free trade zone (FTZ) in the Global South.Design/methodology/approach – Inspired by Judith Butler's notions of performative acts and performativity, the...