CONTENTS1. INTRODUCTION 2 1.1. Background 2 1.2. Research Question 2 1.3. Need of the study 2 1.4. AIM 2 1.5. OBJECTIVES 2 1.6. SCOPE OF STUDY 2 1.7. LIMITATION 2 1.8. ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK 2 2. Evolution and Concept of Indian SEZs 2 2.1. Evolution of the SEZ Concept 2 2.1.1. Free Port 2 2.1.2. Peter Hall's Concept of Free Trade Zones 2 2.1.3. Application of the Concept 2 2.2. History of SEZ's 2 2.3. SEZ Categories Based on Economic Specialization 2 2.4. Concept of SEZ in India 2 2.4.1. General Characteristic of SEZ 2 2.4.2. Defining Features 2 2.4.3. Common Objective 2 2.5. Evolution of Indian SEZ 2 2.5.1. SEZ Policy of 2000 2 2.5.2. SEZ ACT, 2005 2 2.6. Administrative Structure of the SEZ 2 2.7. Stages for setting up SEZ 2 2.8. Facilities in SEZs 2 2.9. Economic Rationale for SEZ's 2 2.9.1. Economic Linkages of SEZ's 2 2.10. Conclusion: SEZ's as Engines of Economic Growth 2 3. Lessons from China 2 3.1. Comparison of Economic trend of India and China 2 3.2. Comparison of SEZ Policy of India and China 2 3.3. Why the Indian SEZs model has been far less successful than Chinese model? 2 3.4. Conclusion: Lessons from China 2 4. Performance Analysis of SEZs and Issues Related to Development of SEZs. 2 4.1. Current Status of SEZs and Issues related to SEZs 2 4.1.1. State wise distribution of the SEZs 2 4.1.2. Sector wise distribution of the SEZs 2 4.1.3. Export from the SEZs and Issues related to Export 2 4.1.4. Employment from the SEZs 2 4.1.5. Investment in the SEZs and Issues related to Investment 2 4.1.6. Land required for the SEZs and Issues related to Land Acquisition 2 4.2. Performance of the state on the basis of functional SEZs 2 4.3. Sectoral Performance in the SEZs 2 4.4. Denotification: Current Situation of Indian SEZs- Case Study-Gujarat State 2 5. Recommendations 2 References 2 Annexures 2