How China is Reshaping the Global Economy

Rhys Jenkins is Professor of Development Economics at the School of International Development, University of East Anglia. He has a long standing interest in the socio-economic and environmental impacts of globalisation on developing countries. His recent research has focused on the impact of China on Latin America and on South Africa. He co-edited China and Latin America: Economic Relations in the Twenty-First Century (German Development Institute, 2009) and has published numerous articles on China and Latin America and China and Sub-Saharan Africa, as well as consultancy reports to the UK Department for International Development on the subject.

• Introduction: China's Re-emergence as a Global Economic Power Part I. China and the Global Economy 1: The Transformation of the Chinese Economy 2: The Workshop of the World 3: A Voracious Dragon? China and Global Commodity Markets 4: Going Global: Chinese Firms Abroad 5: The World's Wallet? China's Role in Global Finance Part II. China and Sub-Saharan Africa 6: China's Economic Expansion in Sub-Saharan Africa 7: China's Economic Impacts on Sub-Saharan Africa 8: Social, Political, and Environmental Impacts in Sub-Saharan Africa Part III. China and Latin America and the Caribbean 9: China's Economic Expansion in Latin America and the Caribbean 10: China's Economic Impacts on Latin America 11: Social, Political, and Environmental Impacts in Latin America Part IV. Comparisons and Conclusions 12: A Comparative Perspective on China's involvement in Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America and the Caribbean 13: Conclusion

the book is of high academic standard and it shows in-depth analysis in its area of concentration. It deals with the issues directly linked to relations between Asia and Latin America in a profound way. In addition, the volume uses an innovative approach as it focuses not only on the bilateral state-centric level of the links between both regions, but also explores the interests, objectives, and actions of internal actors in China, giving a greater level of depth to the study. Last, but certainly not least, this study not only includes China's economic relations with Latin America and sub-Saharan Africa, but also makes a comparison between the two cases.