This Working Paper analyzes the extent to which Chinese demand enhanced the performance of Latin American economies in economic boom that took place from the turn of the century until the run up to the financial and economic crisis of 2008-2009. It has been argued that China’s rise was been a...

Intro -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- 1. Enter the Dragon -- 2. China to the Rescue? China and the Latin American Commodities Boom -- 3. Lost in Translation? China and the Competitiveness of Latin American Manufacturing -- 4. Taking Away the...

After almost 25 years of experimenting with the neo-liberal economic reforms collectively known as ‘Washington Consensus’ policies, Latin Americans are starting to re-assess the merits of these policies at the voting booth. Whereas one of the key policies of the ‘Washington...

In this paper we analyze the extent to which Chinese demand enhanced the performance of Latin American economies in the period of economic boom that took place from the turn of the century until the run up to the financial and economic crisis of 2008-2009. It has been argued that China’s rise...

Summary This paper analyzes the extent to which Mexican exports have penetrated US markets in recent years, and juxtaposes such an analysis with the performance of China. We find that Mexico's main non-oil exports are losing dynamism, and their relative share in the US market is either declining...