China's engagement in South America and Africa's extractive sectors: New perspectives for resource curse theories

Pacific Review

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 65-87

  Gonzalez Vicente, Ruben ^a  

^a ST JOHN S COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Africa; China; Dependency; Latin america; Resource curse

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC RELATIONS; GLOBAL ECONOMY; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; INVESTMENT; MINING INDUSTRY;

AFRICA; CHINA; LATIN AMERICA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 79952602017     PISSN: 09512748     EISSN: 14701332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09512748.2010.546874     Document Type: Article

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