BANKING ON BEIJING: LATIN AMERICAN ECONOMIC COOPERATION WITH CHINA
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Authors
Carter, Patrick M.
Subjects
Latin America
China
Great Power Competition
development
economy
commodity
economic cooperation
loans
political economy
China
Great Power Competition
development
economy
commodity
economic cooperation
loans
political economy
Advisors
Giusti Rodriguez, Mariana
Date of Issue
2020-09
Date
Sep-20
Publisher
Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School
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Abstract
Over the last decade there has been significant focus, particularly in national security circles, on the rise of China and its expansion in regions such as Latin America, Africa, and Asia. While it is relatively easy to identify literature examining China's rationale for expanding into Latin America, there is notably less that focuses on the reasons why Latin American countries let China in. This thesis seeks to understand why Latin American countries choose to economically cooperate with China through the form of accepting loans. By centering the agency of the countries receiving loans, this thesis identifies the economic and political decisions and institutions that have made Latin American countries potential partners for an emerging China. Overall, pre-existing commodity-based economic relationships and the presence of a centrist or left-wing government were the two factors most linked with accepting loans from China.
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National Security Affairs (NSA)
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