ABSTRACT
This book analyses the economic and policy relationships between China and Latin America. Key issues covered by the contributors include international trade and direct investment, empirical analysis of the complementary and intra-industry trade nature of Latin American and Chinese trade, the comparison of the production and trade of parts and components in East Asia and in Latin America and an examination of policy issues such as policies towards small and medium sized enterprises as well as pension reforms.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1|30 pages
China–Latin America economic cooperation
Going beyond resource and manufacturing complementarity
chapter 2|34 pages
Asian opportunities and diversification strategies
An outlook for Latin American trade
chapter 3|18 pages
Is India the next big thing for Latin America?
A comparative analysis of China and India's trade
chapter 6|33 pages
The Latin American experience in pension system reform
Coverage, fiscal issues and possible implications for China
chapter 7|14 pages
A comparison of Chinese outward direct investment with its regional peers
Japan, South Korea and Taiwan