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英文文献：In name only: Are free trade zones assisting capitalism or criminals and crony capitalists?
英文文献作者：Roger Bate
英文文献摘要：
Global free trade negotiations have been stalled for nearly two decades, yet bilateral trade deals and free trade zones (FTZs) have compensated for this stagnation by continuing to enhance trade and growth. FTZs have flourished in emerging nations, even within autocracies that rhetorically oppose open trade. FTZs possess many attributes of capitalist economies -- free exchange, low taxes, no tariffs or other customs rules, and light regulation. All of these traits can attract foreign companies, foreign investment in domestic companies, industrial production, and overall wealth generation. However, such zones are also troubling; they can produce several negative results including a strong mafia presence, massive counterfeit operations, tax evasion, money laundering, and even terror financing. At best, FTZs are workarounds that are desirable only when the political system is captured by vested interests that limit international trade. At worst, they are deniable locations for odious regimes to gain hard currency and even credibility.
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