Investor Obligations in Special Economic Zones: Legal Status, Typology, and Functional Analysis.

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Investor Obligations in Special Economic Zones: Legal Status, Typology, and Functional Analysis. / Lam, Joanna; Guo, Rui.

In: Journal of International Economic Law, Vol. 24, No. 2, 2021, p. 321-340.

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Lam, J & Guo, R 2021, 'Investor Obligations in Special Economic Zones: Legal Status, Typology, and Functional Analysis.', Journal of International Economic Law, vol. 24, no. 2, pp. 321-340. https://doi.org/10.1093/jiel/jgab011

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Lam, J., & Guo, R. (2021). Investor Obligations in Special Economic Zones: Legal Status, Typology, and Functional Analysis. Journal of International Economic Law, 24(2), 321-340. https://doi.org/10.1093/jiel/jgab011

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Lam J, Guo R. Investor Obligations in Special Economic Zones: Legal Status, Typology, and Functional Analysis. Journal of International Economic Law. 2021;24(2):321-340. https://doi.org/10.1093/jiel/jgab011

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Lam, Joanna ; Guo, Rui. / Investor Obligations in Special Economic Zones: Legal Status, Typology, and Functional Analysis. In: Journal of International Economic Law. 2021 ; Vol. 24, No. 2. pp. 321-340.

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