Should Latin America Fear China?

This paper compares growth conditions in China and Latin America to assess fears that China will displace Latin America in the coming decades. China's strengths include the size of the economy, macroeconomic stability, abundant low-cost labor, the rapid expansion of physical infrastructure, and the ability to innovate. China's weaknesses, stemming from insufficient separation between market and state, include poor corporate governance, a fragile financial system and misallocation of savings. Both regions share important weaknesses: the rule of law is weak, corruption endemic, and education is poor and very poorly distributed.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Inter-American Development Bank
Other Authors: Eduardo Lora
Format: Working Papers biblioteca
Language:English
Published: Inter-American Development Bank
Subjects:Economy, Integration and Trade, WP-531;WP-536,
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0012218
https://publications.iadb.org/en/should-latin-america-fear-china
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