China's and India's challenge to Latin America : opportunity or threat? /

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Imprint:Washington, D.C. : The World Bank, c2009.
Description:xxviii, 331 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language:English
Series:Latin American development forum series
Latin American development forum.
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7478607
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Other authors / contributors:Lederman, Daniel, 1968-
Olarreaga, M. (Marcelo)
Perry, Guillermo.
ISBN:9780821373088 (print)
0821373080 (print)
9780821373095 (electronic)
0821373099 (electronic)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgments
  • Abbreviations
  • Part I. Introduction
  • 1. Latin America's Response to China and India: Overview of Research Findings and Policy Implications
  • Part II. The Growth of China and India Is Not a Zero-Sum Game for Latin America and the Caribbean: Short- and Long-Term Effects
  • 2. Trade, Specialization, and Cycle Synchronization: Explaining Output Comovement between Latin America, China, and India
  • 3. The Growth of China and India in World Trade: Opportunity or Threat for Latin America and the Caribbean?
  • 4. Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America during the Emergence of China and India: Stylized Facts
  • Part III. The Negative Impact of Chinese and Indian Competition in Some Industries and Some Regions
  • 5. China and the Recent Evolution of Latin America's Manufacturing Exports
  • 6. The Effect of China's Exports on Latin American Trade with the World
  • 7. Effects on Services Trade with the United States
  • 8. Trade Liberalization and Export Variety: A Comparison of Mexico and China
  • 9. The Impact of Trade with China and India on Argentina's Manufacturing Employment
  • 10. Factor Adjustment and Imports from China and India: Evidence from Uruguayan Manufacturing
  • Index
  • Box
  • 1.1. Public Opinion in LAC about China's Growth
  • Figures
  • 1.1. LAC, China, and India: Output Comovement (10-Year-Rolling Correlations), 1981-2003
  • 1.2. Explaining the Rising Output Correlation between LAC and China, 1995-2004 versus 1985-94
  • 1.3. LAC's Comparative Advantage in Natural-Resource-Intensive Products, 1990
  • 1.4. China and India: Impact on Commodity Prices, December 2001-December 2005
  • 1.5. Share of China in World Markets: Selected Commodities, 1990 and 2004