Gallagher Publishes Book on China and Development in Latin America | Latin American Studies

Gallagher Publishes Book on China and Development in Latin America

Kevin Gallagher, Professor of Global Development Policy at the Frederick S. Pardee of Global Studies, recently published China and Sustainable Development in Latin America: The Social and Environmental Dimension. The book, which Gallagher co-authored with Rebecca Ray, Andrés López and Cynthia Sanborn, documents the social and environmental impact of the China-led commodity boom in Latin America over the past decade.

Gallagher, Ray, López and Sanborn argue that overall, Latin American governments and Chinese investors largely fell short of mitigating the social and environmental impact of commodity-led growth. China and Sustainable Development in Latin America also highlights important areas of innovation, like Chile’s solar energy sector, in which governments, communities and investors have worked together to harness the commodity boom for the benefit of the people and the planet.

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