Sino-Latin American Economic Relations

Among the topics addressed in nine contributions: China-Latin America economic cooperation; a comparative analysis of China and India's trade with regard to Latin America; the Latin American experience in pension system reform, and implications for China; and the impact of the emergence of China on Brazilian international trade. The two editors have impressively international affiliations: K.C. Fung (economics, U. of California, Santa Cruz; and the U. of Hong Kong); and Alicia Garcia-Herrero (she's chief economist with Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria--BBVA, and advisor to the Hong Kong Institute of Monetary Research and the European Commission on China issues). Annotation c2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

K.C. Fung is a Professor of Economics at the University of California, Santa Cruz and a senior research fellow at the Hong Kong Institute of Economics and Business Strategy (HIEBS) at the University of Hong Kong.

Alicia Garcia-Herrero is Chief Economist for Emerging Markets at Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA). She is also a member of the advisory board of the Hong Kong Institute of Monetary Research and special advisor to the European Commission on China issues. She is also adjunct professor at the Lingnan University (Hong Kong).