Talk:Free-trade zone/Archives/2014

Nike bad for using FTZs?
The last line in the criticism sections states: 'The widespread use of free trade zones by companies such as Nike has received criticism from numerous writers such as Naomi Klein in her book No Logo.'

I don't think this is fully accurate. It is not the use of FTZs alone that draws criticism to companies like Nike, Apple, etc., but the exploitation of impoverished workers within the FTZs, and the below-global-standard labor practices and protections that draws the most criticism. Outside of those practices, FTZs can serve as legitimate and effective economic stimuli. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Timothymwhite (talk • contribs) 19:16, 16 March 2012 (UTC)
 * I've added back in this criticism, but focused on the issues the author had with FTZs. Jonpatterns (talk) 14:06, 9 May 2014 (UTC)

BLPs not discussed
This article is missing discussion of bonded logistics parks or BLPs that are located in/near places like Shenzhen and Suzhou, China. This concept is a huge part of the FTZ movement in China, and should be covered here. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Timothymwhite (talk • contribs) 19:19, 16 March 2012 (UTC)
 * BLP is another type of SEZ, I've create a Bonded logistics park article and added a link.Jonpatterns (talk) 13:28, 9 May 2014 (UTC)

Free economic zone merge
The article Free economic zone should be merged with EITHER this article or the article Special economic zone. But definitely should be done so, and redirected to either one of them, because the word is synonymous (in this case, taking into account the content of the article) with "Special economic zone", as it contains a list of places INSIDE a country with lighter economic measures taken. --Vitilsky (talk) 09:17, 14 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Best to go with the content of the article. Just to be clear, does the article have most similarities with Special economic zone? Buckshot06 (talk) 05:59, 9 May 2014 (UTC)
 * The FEZ article says that FEZ are a subset of SEZ. However, it's really just a list, lacking any substantial description of what a FEZ is, how it differs from other SEZ, global relationships, how they change over time, &c. The SEZ article suffers from similar problems (but isn't as bad). I think that a merge at this point would require a lot of effort just to consolidate two separate sets of listcruft - instead it would be more appropriate to build better content. bobrayner (talk) 11:44, 9 May 2014 (UTC)

Discussion on merge
Further discussion on merge here talk:Free_economic_zone Jonpatterns (talk) 13:28, 9 May 2014 (UTC)

Difference between an EPZ and a FTZ
Export processing zones and free trade zones are two different things. The wording of the definition of a FTZ implies that they are the same. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.86.167.62 (talk) 00:37, 1 December 2013 (UTC)
 * I've created a new section just to differentiate FTZs sand EPZs. Jonpatterns (talk) 13:28, 9 May 2014 (UTC)