The Laboratory of Capitalism: Special Economic Zones and the Geo-Spatial Logic of Reform
11 minutos Introduction: The Airlock Strategy In 1979, the border between the British colony of Hong Kong and the Chinese county of Bao’an was one of the starkest economic fault lines on earth. On the south side lay a neon-lit hyper-capitalist enclave, a hub of global finance and trade. On the north side lay a stagnant hinterland where per capita GDP was less than $200, and where residents frequently risked death by swimming across the Shenzhen Bay to escape poverty. The establishment of Special Continue lendo→
