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Capitalism and the Special Economic Zone, 1590–2014

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This paper compares the network of free ports that developed in Italy between 1650 and 1750 with the modern special economic zone, which is such a central aspect of contemporary capitalism. It argues that despite substantial differences in commercial function, both types of zones raise comparable problems of the politics of privilege: they both entrench capitalist elites that the state has difficulty controlling.

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  1. Scripps College, Claremont, USA

    Corey Tazzara

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  1. Harvard Business School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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    Sophus A. Reinert

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Tazzara, C. (2018). Capitalism and the Special Economic Zone, 1590–2014. In: Fredona, R., Reinert, S. (eds) New Perspectives on the History of Political Economy. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58247-4_3

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