China and Sustainable Development in Latin America - The Social and Environmental Dimension

he Social and Environmental Dimension

Rebecca Ray, Kevin Gallagher, Andres López, Cynthia Sanborn, Rebecca Ray, Kevin Gallagher, Andres López, Cynthia Sanborn

• Publisher: Anthem Press
• Year: 2017
• Print ISBN:
  9781783086146
• Edition: 1
• eBook ISBN:
  9781783086160
• Topic: Economics
• Subtopic: Development Economics
• Index: Economics

During Latin America's China-led commodity boom, governments turned a blind eye to the inherent flaws in the region's economic policy. Now that the commodity boom is coming to an end, those flaws cannot be ignored. High on the list of shortcomings is the fact that Latin American governments—and Chinese investors—largely fell short of mitigating the social and environmental impacts of commodity-led growth. The recent commodity boom exacerbated pressure on the region's waterways and forests, accentuating threats to human health, biodiversity, global climate change and local livelihoods. China and Sustainable Development in Latin America documents the social and environmental impact of the China-led commodity boom in the region. It also highlights important areas of innovation, like Chile's solar energy sector, in which governments, communities and investors worked together to harness the commodity boom for the benefit of the people and the planet.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Series Information
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Illustrations
• Acknowledgments
• Part I Introduction and Regional Overview
• Part II China’S and Latin America’s Hydrocarbons Sectors
• Part III China’s and Latin America’s Mining Sectors
• Part IV China’s and Latin America’s Agricultural Sectors
• Part V China’s and Latin America’s Manufacturing Sectors
• Notes on Contributors
• Index