Hall, A. orcid.org/0000-0002-1946-0715, Antonopoulos, G.A. orcid.org/0000-0001-6142-9909, Atkinson, R. orcid.org/0000-0001-9801-9380 et al. (1 more author) (2023) Duty free: turning the criminological spotlight on special economic zones. The British Journal of Criminology, 63 (2). pp. 265-282. ISSN 0007-0955
Abstract
Spatially designated economic zones render countries vulnerable to crime and harm, while simultaneously diffusing and escalating these problems across the globe. Yet, criminological analysis of special economic zones (SEZs) and similar areas remains limited. This article analyses the kinds of criminality and harm attached to such fiscal and commodity enclaves. Our analysis begins with the history of SEZs. We then offer a typology of related harms: 1. illicit trade; 2. the protection of wealth holdings; and 3. environmental harm. Our closing theoretical discussion suggests how the expansion of economic strategies involving SEZs is generative of new and complex forms of harm and crime embedded in the spatial architecture of the global economy.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2022 The Author(s). This is an author-produced version of a paper subsequently published in The British Journal of Criminology. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | special economic zones; freeports; liminality; crime; harm |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Urban Studies & Planning (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 07 May 2024 10:11 |
Last Modified: | 31 May 2024 08:52 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press (OUP) |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1093/bjc/azac010 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:212277 |