Mapping Chinese mining investment in Latin America: Politics or market?

China Quarterly

Volumn , Issue 209, 2012, Pages 35-58

  Gonzalez Vicente, Ruben ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

China; foreign direct investment; Latin America; mining; Peru

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT PROJECT; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; GLOBALIZATION; INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT; LIBERALIZATION; MINING; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

CHINA; LATIN AMERICA; PERU;

EID: 84872085909     PISSN: 03057410     EISSN: 14682648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0305741011001470     Document Type: Article

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