Acknowledgements
Abstract
Glossary of abbreviations
Chapter 1 Introduction
Section 1: Research background
Section 2: Theoretical issues to be considered, and what is new?
(Contributions)
Section 3: Core questions and the thesis plan
Section 4: Issues for consideration
Chapter 2 The history and theory of Free Economic Zones in both
the Chinese economy and the world economy
Section 1: The definition of Free Economic Zones (FEZs)
Section 2: History of FEZs in the world
Section 3: An introduction to different types of FEZs in China
Section 4: Structural and spatial evolutionary models of FEZs
Chapter 3 The Direction of Chinese economic development and
the political environment
Section 1: Review of Chinese Economic development
and the political system from 1949 to 1977
Section 2: China's Economic Policies and performances since 1978
Section 3: Conclusion
Chapter 4 Review of SEZ literature
Section 1: General introduction to SEZs in China
Section 2: Objectives of SEZs in China
Section 3: Characteristics of SEZs
Section 4: How SEZs can achieve their objectives
Chapter 5 Methodology and research methods
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: Methodology
Section 3: The research philosophy
Section 4: Research approaches
Section 5: Qualitative and Quantitative methods
Section 6: Research process and the research questions of this thesis
Section 7: Data collection and limitations
Section 8: Checklist for each category of YEDA's
possible attractions
Chapter 6 The Uniqueness of YEDA
Section 1: YEDA at a glance
Section 2: Objectives and characteristics of YEDA
Section 3: What does YEDA mean to Yantai in economic terms?
Section 4: How YEDA is governed
Chapter 7 The logical sequences in determining the most
important factors attracting businesses to YEDA
(based on face-to-face interview data)
Section 1: Analysis of each preference within logical sequences
Section 2: Frequency-significant plot for each attractive factor
Section 3: Summary of Logical sequences
Chapter 8 An analysis of the driving forces of YEDA, and a model
that has led YEDA to success
Section 1: Analysis of each attractive factor to investors or
Chapter 9 driving forces to zones
Section 2: A model that has led YEDA to success
Chapter 10 The shortcomin~ of YEDA
Section 1: Problems YEDA is facing
Section 2: Limitations of the YEDA region
Chapter 11 Conclusion
Section 1: Review of the research
Section 2: Research findings
Section 3: FEZs in the future
Section 4: Limitations and the further research opportunities
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