This book pinpoints continuities and changes in U.S. foreign economic policy from the fixed exchange rate system of the 1960s through to the period between the two oil crises of the 1970s. Chapters pay close attention to the interconnectedness between the long lasting decline of the U.S. Dollar...

1. Introduction / Jason Morris-Jung -- 2. Mixed Motivations, Mixed Blessings: Strategies and Motivations for Chinese Energy and Mineral Investments in Southeast Asia / Philip Andrews-Speed, Mingda Qiu, Christopher Len -- 3. Mineral Resources in Chinas "Periphery" Diplomacy / Yu Hongyuan -- 4....