Table 1.
SEZ's Generations. Source (UNCTC, 1990; Kreye et al., 1987; Chen, 1995 [24]; Wong & Chu, 1984 [25]; Yuanyang et al., 1993): as cited from Meng [15].
| FEZ’ Generations | Primary FEZs | (1st) Generation Trade-based FEZ | (2nd) Generation Manufacture-Based FEZ | (3rd) Generation Service-focused FEZ | (4th) Generation Science-focused FEZ | (5th) Generation Comprehensive FEZ | (6th) Generation Cross-border FEZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | Pre 1500s | Pre 1950s | Post 1950s | Post 1980s | Post 1990s | ||
| Free cities. Free ports. |
Freeports. | Duty-free export processing zone. Export Free Zone. Export processing zone. Free export processing zone. Free export zone. Free production zone. Industrial exporting processing zone. Industrial Free Zone. Investment promotion zone. Joint enterprise zone. Free enterprise zone. Zone of joint entrepreneurship. Privileged export zone. Maquiladoras import processing zone. Agricultural export processing zone. Free agricultural zone. Economic & technological development zone. |
Free professional zone. Free service zone. Free banking zone. Free insurance zone. Free red-light zone. Free gambling zone. Free medical zone. Free tourist zone. |
Incubator. Research Park/areas. Research triangle. Technology parks. Science Park/Scientific parks. High-tech parks. Science-based parks. Science & technology park. Science-based industrial park. Tech-development parks. New and high technologic development zone. Science city/Science town. Technopoleis. Academic town. Silicon Village/Silicon Island. High-tech industrial area. |
Free Zone. Free economic zone. Special economic zone. Comprehensive free port. Comprehensive free trade zone. |
Growth triangle. Cross border economic cooperation zone. Cross national regional economic integration. World economic integration. |
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| Free city/state. | |||||||
| Bound house zone. | |||||||
| Customs bonded warehouse. | |||||||
| Customs Free Zone. | |||||||
| Customs zone. | |||||||
| Duty-free zone. | |||||||
| Tax-free trade zone. | |||||||
| Tax-free zone. | |||||||
| Free trade zone. | |||||||
| Foreign trade zone. | |||||||
| Free border zone. | |||||||
| Transit Zone. | |||||||
| Transshipment zones. | |||||||
| Free frontier zone. | |||||||