Despite considerable research into special economic zones (SEZs) and Island Studies, islands and SEZs are rarely considered together. Islands and SEZs are, however, closely associated, in part due to the attractiveness of island characteristics (remoteness, boundedness, isolation) for exclusive economic processes. Many prominent SEZs are located on small islands, and many island economies function similarly to SEZs. Defining SEZs as ‘bounded spaces of economic and regulatory exception’, this paper considers deregulated industrial zones and exclusively branded smart cities and eco-cities, as well as island SEZs designed for external benefit and for local benefit. The study shows that spatial processes of containment and exclusion are supported by islands and are especially useful for crafting SEZs, which may specialise in industries such as financial services, manufacturing, gaming, port services and high-end tourism. Nevertheless, SEZ processes often create negative social, economic and environmental impacts. Island SEZs developed for external interest often seek to contain harm within islands or to exclude unfavourable factors, resulting in a spatial mismatch of harms and benefits. Island SEZs developed for local interest struggle to externalise harms, creating problems for island populations. The paper argues for the value of understanding islands and SEZs together, without exceptionalising them.

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岛屿与经济特区之间的相互作用：遏制与排斥的空间过程

尽管对经济特区 (SEZ) 和岛屿研究进行了大量研究，但很少将岛屿和经济特区放在一起考虑。然而，岛屿和经济特区密切相关，部分原因是岛屿特征（偏远、有限、孤立）对排他性经济进程的吸引力。许多著名的经济特区都位于小岛屿上，许多岛屿经济体的功能与经济特区类似。本文将经济特区定义为“经济和监管例外的有限空间”，考虑了放松管制的工业区、专有品牌智慧城市和生态城市，以及旨在实现外部利益和地方利益的岛屿经济特区。研究表明，遏制和排斥的空间过程得到岛屿的支持，对于打造经济特区特别有用，这些经济特区可能专门从事金融服务、制造业、博彩、港口服务和高端旅游业等行业。然而，经济特区进程往往会造成负面的社会、经济和环境影响。为外部利益而开发的岛屿经济特区往往试图将危害控制在岛屿内部或排除不利因素，从而导致危害与收益的空间错配。为当地利益而开发的岛屿经济特区努力将损害外部化，给岛屿居民带来了问题。该论文主张共同理解岛屿和经济特区的价值，而不是将它们视为例外。