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Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)

 

SHAPING THE FUTURE OF THE ASIA-LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN RELATIONSHIP [5 May 2012]

http://www.adbi.org/book/2012/05/05/5059.shaping.future.asia.lac.relationship/

or

http://www.adbi.org/files/2012.05.05.book.shaping.future.asia.lac.relationship.pdf

[full-text, 171 pages]

 

 

Economic ties between Asia and Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) have reached a turning point. In a mere decade, Asia has become LAC's second-largest trading partner. This dynamic trade relationship has boosted LAC's strategic and economic importance to Asia.

 

To expand these gains, governments must play a more decisive role. Their participation is critical in strengthening and balancing the three key pillars of any successful integration initiative: trade, investment, and cooperation. In its four chapters, the report identifies the challenges and opportunities in each of these pillars while drawing attention to the benefits of balancing their development.

 

This report is a collaborative effort by the Asian Development Bank, the Asian Development Bank Institute, and the Inter-American Development Bank.

 

Table of Contents

Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v

Prologue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix

Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi

Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii

Chapter 1

Asia–LAC Trade: What Does the Future Hold? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Chapter 2

Asia–LAC FTAs: An Assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Chapter 3

Asia–LAC Investment: The Glue That Can Bind Asia and LAC . . . . 79

Chapter 4

Asia–LAC Cooperation: Forging Linkages beyond Trade and Investment . . . . . . . . . 107

 

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