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The China Triangle
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The China Triangle

Latin America’s China Boom and the Fate of the Washington Consensus

Oxford UP, 2016 mais...


Editorial Rating

7

Qualities

  • Comprehensive
  • Innovative
  • Eye Opening

Recommendation

China is a crucial trading partner for Latin America. China invested billions in Latin American infrastructure development and provided a market for Latin American resources that fueled a boom from 2003 to 2013. Professor Kevin P. Gallagher’s report provides a thoughtful introduction to China’s relationship with Latin America. His book is a quick read, with a strong overview in the first chapter and data and examples in subsequent chapters. Though always politically neutral, getAbstract recommends Gallagher’s insights to investors and executives with interests in trade, natural resources, China or Latin America.

Take-Aways

  • China’s demand for commodities and its willingness to invest in Latin America sustained a boom in that region from 2003–2013.
  • By 2013, China was Latin America’s most important trading partner.
  • Yet Latin America has failed to escape the “resource curse.”

About the Author

A professor of global development policy at Boston University’s Frederick S. Pardee School for Global Studies, Kevin P. Gallagher co-directs the Global Economic Governance Initiative.


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