Volume 26 number 2 of the Transnational Corporations journal is a special issue dedicated to special economic zones (SEZs) and their potential as vehicles for development. The issue grew out of research and background papers that fed into UNCTAD's World Investment Report 2019, the thematic focus...

Cover -- Contents -- Maps and Figures -- Series Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Glossary and Abbreviations -- Note on Language -- 1. The Economy of Anticipation -- 2. The Vision of Growth -- 3. The Land of Speculation -- 4. The Factory of the Future -- 5. The Labour of Aspiration -- 6. The...