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.

chapter |5 pages

Introduction

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 5|20 pages

Financial access of SMEs in Latin America

Lessons for China 1

chapter 6|33 pages

The Latin American experience in pension system reform

Coverage, fiscal issues and possible implications for China

chapter 9|26 pages

China and Mexico in the US market

Challenges and opportunities