DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.7160/KS.2025-01(24).03 Author: Andrei Dörre Affiliation: Freie Universität Berlin, Institute of Geographical Sciences, Malteserstr. 74-100, 12249 Berlin, Germany Email: andrei.doerre@fu-berlin.de Language: English Issue: 1/2025 (24) Pages: 106–118 (13 pages) Keywords: Special Economic Zones (SEZs), Free Economic Zones (FEZs), Tajikistan, economic policy, regional development, investment incentives, post-Soviet transition, infrastructure, Central Asia; global value chains, development planning…