."..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
" This] volume is filled with rich data drawn from timely
empirical research... A] crucial contribution to Latin American
Studies on a subject of ever increasing urgency. From a political
economy perspective this sophisticated yet accessible volume covers
the waterfront of major domestic and international relations issues
raised by China's growing influence in the region. The focus on the
longer-term development implications of the relationship for Latin
America raise a critical question that cuts to the core of Latin
America's perennial dilemma. How will the region wean itself off
raw materials exports as the principal engine of economic growth?
The relationship with China, in any case, does not seem to be the
path." Eduardo Silva, Tulane University
The 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.
Based on several case studies, this volume assesses how China's
rise - one of the most important recent changes in the global
economy - is affecting Latin America's national politics, political
economy and regional and international relations. Several Latin
American countries benefit from China's economic growth, and
China's new role in international politics has been helpful to many
leftist governments' efforts in Latin America to end the Washington
Consensus. The contributors to this thought provoking volume
examine these and the other causes, effects and prospects of Latin
America's experiences with China's global expansion from a South -
South perspective.
Alex E. Fernandez Jilberto was Senior Lecturer in International
Relations at the University of Amsterdam until his death in 2010.
Barbara Hogenboom is Senior Lecturer in Political Science at the
Centre for Latin American Research and Documentation (CEDLA) in
Amsterdam. Together they have published several edited volumes,
including "Big Business and Economic Development - Conglomerates
and Economic Groups in Developing Countries and Transition
Economies" (Routledge, 2008).
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