Mauritius and other Small Island Development States (SIDS) depend heavily on international trade. This presents challenges to environmental management. SIDS are vulnerable to all forms of environmental degradation, of which part are related to international trade, the focus of this chapter....

Through a review of the literature on infrastructure, a study of international experiences, expert knowledge, and the elaboration of a Territorial Infrastructure Support Index (ISIT), this paper provides a comparative analysis of the development conditions -- regarding infrastructure and...

Special Economic Zones (SEZ) have become the forefront in China to test legal and technological reforms for digital trade. This chapter explores three cutting-edge case studies in China’s SEZs: the Beijing blockchain-based Single Window deposit box; newly established big data exchanges in...

The international regional economic integration is developing to a broader and higher standard. The BRICS countries have been cooperating for a long time. As the representatives of the emerging economies of the world, the establishment of a free trade zone by the BRICS can not only promote...

If the domestic market operates under an inefficient economic structure, then access to foreign markets can lead to long-term benefits. In this paper, we examine the effect of free trade zones (FTZs), a progressive trade liberalization program, on corporate innovation. By using data on Chinese...