This book collects articles on the achievements and experience of special economic zones during the Chinäs Reform and Opening-up in the past 40 years. The topics ranges from a historical summary of the development in special economic zones to its future prospect. Most of the articles analyze the policies applied for special economic zones and how they contributed to the economic growth, which provides the readers with an overview about how public policies helped cities develop. Some of the articles shift their focus to the role of special economic zones in larger area, i.e., Asia. These works exemplify the impact of Chinäs economic policies in long term. Moreover, the book includes the contribution of special economic zones to the economic development world-wide, such as places in Africa and areas of ¿One Belt One road¿. Reader can benefit a thorough understanding of Chinäs special economic zones¿ past and future through reading the book.

Professor. Yuan Yiming holds, Ph.D. and is, Ph.D. Supervisor, Deputy Director of China Center for Special Economic Zones Research, and Chief Editor of "Journal Studies on China's Special Economic Zones". He holds also positions of deputy director of Shenzhen Industrial Economics association, expert of Shenzhen City Government Soft Science Expert Committee, and academic leader of "Economics of Population, Resources & Environmental economics". And he also serves as Local Consultant of the World Bank. His main research areas are economic development, industrial organization and policy research. In recent years, he has presided 25 research projects including projects for the World Bank, the State Ministry of Education, and Shenzhen municipal government.

Chapter 1. Theoretical Analysis of the Reform of the Basic Economic System of China --In Commemoration of the 40th Anniversary of China's Reform and Opening-up.- Chapter 2. The Achievements of and the Prospects for the Development of the Special Economic Zones in Guangdong during the 40 Years of Reform and Opening-up.- Chapter 3. The Construction of Subjectivity in TNCs and National Transformation in East Asia.- Chapter 4. Special Economic Zones and the Selection of China's Path for Institutional Changes.- Chapter 5. Development Miracles in Asia: Growth Patterns and Special Economic Zones.- Chapter 6. A New Structural Economics perspective on the Ethiopian SEZs: A 'Shenzhen miracle' in Africa in the making?.- Chapter 7. Research on the Development of the Shenzhen-Shanwei Special Cooperation Zone from the Perspective of the Enclave Economy Model.- Chapter 8. Role Played by China's Pilot Free Trade Zones in the Construction of the "Belt and Road".- Chapter 9. A New Goal of Hainan: From Pilot Free Trade Zone to Free Trade Port with Chinese Characteristics.- Chapter 10. The Advantages of Innovation and the Innovative Development of the Special Economic Zones of Guangdong in the New Era.- Chapter 11. The Historical Evolution and the Future of Shenzhen-Hong Kong Relations on Economic Development.- Chapter 12. How Can the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Expedite a New System of Opening-up?.- Chapter 13. Research on Doctor-Patient Conflicts in the Development of the Special Economic Zones -- A Case Study of Shenzhen.