Description
Book SynopsisThe last quarter of the twentieth century was a period of economic crises, increasing indebtedness as well as financial instability for Latin America and most other developing countries; in contrast, China showed amazingly high growth rates during this time and has since become the third largest economy in the world.
Trade Review" - fills a significant gap in the existing discourse by providing a comprehensive analysis of a crucial structural feature of South - South relations. Alex Fernandez Jilberto (who sadly passed away shortly before the book was published) and Barbara Hogenboom have put together insightful chapters on the bilateral relations between individual Latin American states and China, written by knowledgeable specialists, to produce one of the best books yet in its field." * International Affairs "This is an excellent macro study of Sino-Latin American relations. The credentials of the contributors are first-rate, as are the organization and readability of the book - Highly Recommended." * Choice
Table of Contents List of Tables
List of Figures
Preface
Alex E. Fernández Jilberto and Barbara Hogenboom
Chapter 1. Latin America and China: South-South Relations in a New Era
Alex E. Fernández Jilberto and Barbara Hogenboom
Chapter 2. Brazil and China: From South-South Cooperation to Competition?
Henrique Altemani de Oliveira
Chapter 3. Mexico vs. China: The Troublesome Politics of Competitiveness
Barbara Hogenboom
Chapter 4. Neoliberalized South-South Relations: Free Trade between Chile and China
Alex E. Fernández Jilberto
Chapter 5. Argentina’s Relations with China: Opportunities and Challenges
Carla V. Oliva
Chapter 6. China and Venezuela’s Search for Oil Markets
Javier Corrales
Chapter 7. Bridging the Pacific: Peru’s Search for Closer Economic Ties with China
Rubén Berríos
Chapter 8. Bolivia and China: Indirect Relations in a Global Market
Pablo Poveda
Chapter 9. Central America between two Dragoons: Relations with the two Chinas
Gabriel Aguilera Peralta
Chapter 10. Latin America from Washington Consensus to Beijing Consensus?
Alex E. Fernández Jilberto and Barbara Hogenboom
Notes on Contributors
Bibliography
Index
