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[1] Acker, J. ‘Hierarchies, Jobs, Bodies: A Theory of Gendered Organizations’, Gender and Society , 4(2):139–158.

[2] Bohle, D. and B. Greskovits (2006) ‘Capitalism without Compromise: Strong Business and Weak Labor in Eastern Europe's New Transnational Industries’, Studies in Comparative International Development 41(1):3–25.

[3] Brydon-Miller M., J. Greenwood & P. Maguire (2003) ‘Why action research?’, Action Research , 1(1):9–28.

[4] Chan, J., E. de Haan, S. Nordbrand & A. Torstensson (2008) ‘Silenced to Deliver: Mobile phone manufacturing in China and the Philippines’. Accessed on August 20, 2012 from http://somo.nl/publications-en/Publication_2727/.

[5] Charkiewicz, E. (2009a) ‘Na jakim ja świecie żyję? Kobiety, ubóstwo i kryzys finansowy w Krośnie’, Feminist Think Tank On-line Library . Accessed on August 9, 2012from http://www.ekologiasztuka.pl/think.tank.feministyczny/readarticle.php?article_id=378.

[6] Charkiewicz, E. (2009b) ‘Femina sacra from Waldenburg. A testimony’, Presentation at 7th European Feminist Research Conference June 4–7 2009, Utrecht, Netherlands.

[7] Charkiewicz, E. (2010) ‘Kobiety i ubóstwo – widzialna ręka neoliberalnego państwa’, Feminist Think Tank On-line Library . Accessed on August 9, 2012 from: http://www.ekologiasztuka.pl/think.tank.feministyczny/readarticle.php?article_id=395.

[8] Chee, H. L. (ed) (1994) Behind the Chip: proceedings of the Conference on Safety and Health in Electronics , Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur: Women's Development Collective & Persatuan Sahabat Wanita.

[9] Elias, J. (2005) ‘The Gendered Political Economy of Control and Resistance on the Shop Floor of the Multinational Firm: A Case-study from Malaysia’, New Political Economy , 10(22):203–222.

[10] Elson, D. & R. Pearson (1981) ‘“Nimble Fingers Make Cheap Workers”: An Analysis of Women's Employment in Third World Export Manufacturing’, Feminist Review , 7:87–107.

[11] Ernst & Young (2011) ‘Specjalne Strefy Ekonomiczne po 2020 roku. Analiza dotychczasowej działalności oraz perspektywy funkcjonowania’, Accessed on August 20, 2012 from: www.paiz.gov.pl/files/?id_plik=16335.

[12] Fernández-Kelly, M. P. (1983) For We Are Sold, I and My People. Women and Industry in Mexico's Frontier , Albany, NY: State University of New York Press.

[13] FIAS (2008) ‘SEZ Performance, Lessons Learned and Implications for Zone Development’. Accessed on August 20, 2012 from https://www.wbginvestmentclimate.org.

[14] Fiedor, B. (ed) (2007) Wałbrzyska Specjalna Strefa Ekonomiczna Invest-Park. Bilans pierwszej dekady, wpływ na region i perspektywy rozwoju , Wrocław: Wydawnictwo Akademii Ekonomicznej.

[15] Fonow, M.M. & J.A. Cook (2005) ‘Feminist Methodology: New Applications in the Academy and Public Policy’, Journal of Women in Culture and Society , 30(4):2211–2231.

[16] Fuentes A. & B. Ehrenreich B. (1983) Women in the Global Factory , Boston: South End Press.

[17] Gawlicz, K. & M. Starnawski (2009) ‘Warunki życia kobiet w gospodarstwach domowych o niskich dochodach na obszarach wiejskich województwa świętokrzyskiego’, Feminist Think Tank On-line Library , Accessed on August 11, 2012 from: http://www.ekologiasztuka.pl/think.tank.feministyczny/readarticle.php?article_id=375.

[18] Halim, U. (2008) ‘Special Economic Zones (SEZs): Untold Agonies - Experiences from Asian Countries’. Accessed on April 15 2012 from: http://www.panap.net/en/fs/post/food-sovereignty/133.

[19] Hardy, J. (2009) Poland's New Capitalism, London: Pluto Press.

[20] Hardy, J. & W. Kozek (2011) ‘Changing Workplace Relations in Foreign Direct Investment Firms in Poland’, Employee Relations , 33:375–394.

[21] IARC (2011), Press release no. 208 . Accessed on on August 16, 2012 retrieved from: www.iarc.fr/en/media-centre/pr/2011/pdfs/pr208_E.pdf.

[22] Journal of Laws, (1994) Ustawa z dnia 20 października 1994 r. o specjalnych strefach ekonomicznych , Number 123 item 600. Accessed on August 19, 2012 from: http://isap.sejm.gov.pl/DetailsServlet?id=WDU19941230600.

[23] Journal of Laws (2009), Ustawa z dnia 1 lipca 2009 r. o łagodzeniu skutków kryzysu ekonomicznego dla pracowników i przedsiębiorców , Number 125 item 1035. Accessed on August 19, 2012 from: http://isap.sejm.gov.pl/DetailsServlet?id=WDU20091251035.

[24] Journal of Laws (1996) Obwieszczenie Ministra Spraw Zagranicznych z dnia 4 grudnia 1995 r. w sprawie publikacji załączników do Porozumienia ustanawiającego Światową Organizację Handlu (WTO) , Number 9 item 54. Accessed on August 19, 2012 from: http://isap.sejm.gov.pl/DetailsServlet?id=WDU19960090054.

[25] Kotowska, I.E (ed.) (2009) Strukturalne i kulturowe uwarunkowania aktywności zawodowej kobiet Polsce , Warszawa: Wydawnictwo naukowe Scholar.

[26] KPMG (2009) ‘A guide to special economic zones in Poland’. Accessed on August 20, 2012 from: http://www.kpmg.com/pl/en/issuesandinsights/articlespublications/pages/a-guide-to-special-economic-zones-in-poland.aspx.

[27] ILO (2012) ‘Good Practices in Labour Inspection in Export Processing Zones Geneva’. Accessed on September 20, 2012 from: http://www.ilo.org. on September

[28] Maciejewska, M. (2012) ‘Zmęczone ciała i bezcenne produkty. Warunki pracy kobiet w specjalnej strefie ekonomicznej przemysłu elektronicznego’, Feminist Think Tank On-line Library . Accessed on August 21, 2012 from: http://www.ekologiasztuka.pl/think.tank.feministyczny/readarticle.php?article_id=461. on August 21, 2012

[29] Maciejewska, M. & M. Marszalek (2010) ‘Obywatelstwo i płeć w neoliberalnym mieście. Warunki życia młodych kobiet w Wałbrzychu’, Feminist Think Tank On-line Library . Accessed on on August 15, 2012 from: http://www.ekologiasztuka.pl/think.tank.feministyczny/readarticle.php?article_id=451.

[30] Meardi (2001) ‘Foreign direct investment in Central Eastern Europe and industrial relations: Lessons from the European Works Councils in Poland’. Accessed on September 20, 2012 from: http://www.ilo.org.

[31] Ministry of Economy (2011a) ‘Bezpośrednie inwestycje zagraniczne w latach 2001–2010 – ogólne tendencje’. Accessed on September 20, 2012 from: http://www.mg.gov.pl/Analizy+i+prognozy.

[32] Ministry of Economy (2011b) ‘Informacja o realizacji ustawy o specjalnych strefach ekonomicznych’. Accessed on September 20, 2012 from: http://www.mg.gov.pl/Analizy+i+prognozy.

[33] Mitter, S. (1986) Common Fate, Common Bond: Women in the Global Economy , London: Pluto.

[34] Mrozowicki, A. & M. Maciejewska (2012) G. Gall (ed), New Forms and Expression of Conflict at Work, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.

[35] Palpacuer, F. (2008) ‘Bringing the social context back in: governance and wealth distribution in global commodity chains’, Economy and Society , 37(3):393–419.

[36] Pellow, D. N. & L. S. Park (2002) The Silicon Valley of Dreams: Environmental Injustice, Immigrant Workers, and the High-Tech Global Economy , New York: New York University Press.

[37] Phillips, A. & B. Taylor (1980) ‘Sex and Skill: Notes towards a Feminist Economics’, Feminist Review , 6:79–88.

[38] Pilarska, C. (2009) Specjalne Strefy Ekonomiczne w Polsce , Kraków: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego.

[39] Price Waterhouse Cooper (2008) ‘Specjalne Strefy Ekonomiczne 10 lat w Polsce. Stan prawny na kwiecień 2008’. Accessed on August 20, 2012 from: http://www.pwc.pl/pl_PL/pl/zespol-pomocy-publicznej/SSE_10lat.pdf.

[40] Pun, N. (2004) ‘Women Workers and Precarious Employment in Shenzhen Special Economic Zone, China’, Gender and Development , 12(2):29–36.

[41] Pun, N. (2005) Made in China: Women Factory Workers in a Global Workplace , Durham, NC: Duke University Press.

[42] Pun, N., C. Chan, C. King & J. Chan, (2010) ‘The Role of the State, Labour Policy and Migrant Workers' Struggles in Globalized China’, Global Labour Journal , (1):132–151.

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