The Impact of China's Global Economic Expansion on Latin America
Lead Research Organisation:
University of East Anglia
Department Name: International Development
Abstract
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| Rhys Jenkins (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Jenkins R
(2012)
Latin America and China-a new dependency?
in Third World Quarterly
JENKINS R
(2011)
China's Global Expansion and Latin America
in Journal of Latin American Studies
Jenkins R
(2008)
The Impact of China on Latin America and the Caribbean
in World Development
R. Jenkins
(2009)
China and Latin America: Economic Relations in the twenty-first century
Rhys Jenkins (Author)
(2011)
The "China effect" on commodity prices and Latin American export earnings
in CEPAL review
Rhys Jenkins (author)
(2009)
El impacto de China en America Latina
in Revista CIDOB d'Afers Internacionals
| Description | A major finding of the research was that the indirect impacts of China's growth on Latin America were at least as important as the direct impacts arising from bilateral trade. These indirect impacts included both the competition from Chinese products faced by Latin American exporters of manufactures and the increase in global commodity prices. Contrary to previous studies which tended to downplay the extent to which the region (apart from Mexico) was likely to suffer from Chinese competition i |
| Exploitation Route | The findings have contributed to a greater understanding in academia of the heterogeneity of impacts and the importance of indirect as well as direct impacts in addressing the relationship between China and Latin America. |
| Sectors | Government, Democracy and Justice,Manufacturing, including Industrial Biotechology |