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Two new books about the China–Latin America relationship reach different conclusions about the implications of growing trade ties for Latin American development. One author argues that countries in the region have had varying success in taking advantage of opportunities created by increasing Chinese engagement, while the other sees old patterns of dependency in the exchange of raw commodities for Chinese manufactured goods.

Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Actors and Agency in China's Belt and Road Initiative -- Part I Global Connectivity -- 2 China's BRI and International Cooperation in Higher Education and Research -- 3 Trade, Tax, and Development Finance -- Part II Regional Dynamics -- 4 The BRI in Latin America -- 5 Ascertaining Agency -- 6 Parameters and Pathways -- 7 Over Hills and Valleys Too -- Part III Local Actors -- 8 The Geopolitical Relevance of the BRI -- 9 Elite Legitimation and the Agency of the Host Country -- 10 The Two Faces of the China Model -- 11 The Belt and Road Initiative in South Asia -- 12 Geographic Agency -- 13 Exploring the Political, Economic, and Social Implications of the Digital Silk Road into East Africa -- Contributors