Free ports: towards a network of trade gateways

Abstract Free ports are a form of territorial exceptionalism that has existed for centuries and become an important paradigm of globalization. In the contemporary setting, they act as transportation, logistics and trade platforms, using their territorial exceptionalism as a competitive advantage. Fr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Alexandre Lavissière, Jean-Paul Rodrigue
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-12-01
Series:Journal of Shipping and Trade
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41072-017-0026-6