Special Economic Zones

Law and Policy Perspectives

edited by Jurgen Basedow and Toshiyuki Kono

Book cover: Special Economic Zones

Extent: 270 pages

Publisher: Mohr Siebeck

Subjects: Business & Economics, Language & Linguistics, Social Sciences 

Series: Beiträge zum ausländischen und internationalen Privatrecht

Series volume number: 117

Language: English

Hardback (Published)

(November 2016)

ISBN: 9783161549830

6.57 x 9.13 inches

Price: $93.00

In stock

~ENG~Special Economic Zones are often recommended as tools to boost the economy. The book deals with economic, legal and political aspects of their establishment. As an instrument of economic policy, Special Economic Zones have attracted little attention in Europe. By contrast, they have found notable use in various Asian countries.


By their very nature, Special Economic Zones encompass various elements studied in the academic disciplines of economics, political science and law. While their objectives are determined by economics, and their structures, implications and limits by law, their implementation requires a certain combination and cooperation of political forces, something which has been the subject of political science enquiries. A conference held at Kyushu University in Fukuoka convened scholars from all these disciplines to put Special Economic Zones into perspective. The papers presented highlighted functions and structures, historical aspects, the political dimension and foreign equivalents of deregulation, the interplay of such zones, and constitutional considerations. Freedom of contract and competition law, plus the effects that these economy-boosting tools may have on labour and innovation are also dealt with. With contributions by: Jurgen Basedow, Tom Ginsburg, Carsten Herresthal, Kazuaki Kagami, Toshiyuki Kono, Caslav Pejovi’c, Hideaki Shiroyama, Shinto Teramoto, Wolfgang Wurmnest, Ren Yatsunami.

Introduction Jurgen Basedow: Boosting the Economy. Special Economic Zones or Nationwide Deregulation I. Foundations Ren Yatsunami: Historical Perspectives on Special Economic Zones in Japan Toshiyuki Kono / Kazuaki Kagami: Structure and Functions of Special Economic Zones Hideaki Shiroyama: Political Dimensions of Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy and the Importance of Local Contexts II. Special Economic Zones and the Legal Environment Tom Ginsburg: Special Economic Zones: A Constitutional Political Economy Perspective Carsten Herresthal: Protection of Freedom of Contract by Private Law after (Local) Deregulation Wolfgang Wurmnest: Special Economic Zones, Deregulation and Competition Law III. Areas of Law Affected Caslav Pejovic: Japanese Labor Law: Hurdles on the Road to Abenomics Shinto Teramoto: How Industrial Policy Affects the Nurturing of Innovation. From the Perspective of Intellectual Property Rights

  • Edited by Jurgen Basedow
  • Edited by Toshiyuki Kono