Regionalism, Development and the Post-Commodities Boom in South America (International Political Economy Series)

"This is a very important book, which integrates Latin American economic and international analysis with new approaches to understand the links between the changing international economy and unequal development in the region of Latin America. Rigorous, innovative and interesting."--Stephany Griffith-Jones, Columbia University "As one of the first systematic studies to look at the region in the aftermath of 2003-2012 commodities boom, this work stands out for its timeliness. At the same time, the volume reminds us how important Latin America has been, both empirically and theoretically, in defining IPE in the post-war era, providing an important historical dimension to today's seemingly unprecedented circumstances. The result is a volume that is a must-read for those who are interested in the political economy of Latin America, as well as IPE more generally."--Philip Oxhorn, McGill University "Using an interdisciplinary approach, building on critical theory, combining national, regional and global lenses and collecting insights from first-class researchers from Europe and Latin America, this volume provides an innovative account of Latin Americás prospects and challenges in an unequal, unstable and changing world order. It is worth reading for researchers and students of international political economy, development and Latin American studies alike."--Diego Sánchez-Ancochea, University of Oxford "The book contains different IPE frameworks for understanding the complex relationships between the international, regional and national contexts in terms of development, conflict and inequality in South America, a region that has been characterized by unequal and uneven structures of regional development and global insertion. Its strength lies in its multiple IPE lens to study the interplay between internal responses and adjustments and external constraints and transformations of South America's unequal development." --Li Xing, Aalborg University This book is a critical and multidisciplinary IPE of the unequal structures of South American development and uneven insertions in the global order following the decline of the commodities boom. The work explores the extent to which regional development issues are related to merely a decline of commoditieś prices and/or to the resilience of the historical structures within an unequal world order. Thus, the authors seek first to analytically explore the regional issues beyond the formal limitations of North American and Eurocentric approaches. Secondly, they empirically scrutinize the complex dimensions of regional inequality and global insertions. Aspects analysed include economic reprimarization, the impact of China, development finance, trade and regional value chains, knowledge and technology, regional and transnational organised crime, cities, economic integration and the Global South Foreword; Acknowledgements; Contents; List Of Contributors; List Of Abbreviations; List Of Figures; List Of Tables; Chapter 1: The Ipe Puzzle Of Regional Inequality, Instability, And The Global Insertion Of South America; Commodities Boom Or Unequal Structures Development?; Latin American Ipe, Inequality And World Order; Successful Ideas At One Time Can Turn Into Conceptual Cages At Another; Latin American Ipe And South America As A Region; Bibliography; Chapter 2: Is Latin America's Rise Of The Middle Classes Lasting Or Temporary? Evidence From Ecuador; Introduction. Ecuador's Rise And Fall In Income Inequalityfalling Poverty And The Rise Of The Middle Class; Will The New Middle Class Stick?; Conclusions; Bibliography; Chapter 3: Past And Present Of Latin American Regionalisms, In The Face Of Economic Reprimarization; Regional Economic Integration In The Context Of The Isi Model; Regional Economic Integration In The Context Of The Neoliberal Model; The Twenty-first Century: Regional Integration In Times Of Reprimarization; Bibliography; Chapter 4: The Impact Of China On South America Political And Economic Development. Introductionthe Liberal Typology: Peru And Chile; The Neo-developmental Socialist-inspired Typology: Bolivia And Venezuela; The Neo-developmental Typology Of Brazil; Conclusion; Bibliography; Chapter 5: The Changing Problem Of Regional Development Finance In Latin America; Introduction; The Changing Challenges Of Regional Development Financing: A Brief Historical Overview; Developing Finance In A Changing World: China, New Development Finance Structures, And Political Order; China's New Growth Model; Conclusions; Bibliography. Chapter 6: South America: Trade And Integration In The New Global Trade Networkintroduction; International Trade From A Network Analysis Standpoint; Trade Networks And South America In A Global Context; Trade Integration Structures In South America; Regional Integration Efforts; The Influence Of The Usa And China On The Southern Blocks; Evaluating South American Integration; Conclusions; Bibliography; Chapter 7: Energy Integration In South America And Global Geopolitics; Introduction; South American Oil In Global Energy Geopolitics; Changes In The Global Geo-economy. The Collapse Of Oil Pricesenergy Integration In South America: Facing A Turning Point; South American Energy Integration: The Twentieth Century; Energy Integration In The Twenty-first Century: Future Limits And Challenges For The Region; Conclusions: The Limits Of South American Energy Integration; Bibliography; Chapter 8: Productive Integration In South America And Its Insertion Into Gvcs: The Automotive Industry; Introduction; The Dynamics Of The Automotive Industry Gvc; Mapping Of The Automotive Industry: Global And South American Production; Conclusion; Bibliography. Ernesto Vivares, Editor. Chapter 9: The Regional Political Economy Of Knowledge And Environment. "This is a very important book, which integrates Latin American economic and international analysis with new approaches to understand the links between the changing international economy and unequal development in the region of Latin America. Rigorous, innovative and interesting." -Stephany Griffith-Jones, Columbia University "As one of the first systematic studies to look at the region in the aftermath of 2003-2012 commodities boom, this work stands out for its timeliness. At the same time, the volume reminds us how important Latin America has been, both empirically and theoretically, in defining IPE in the post-war era, providing an important historical dimension to today's seemingly unprecedented circumstances. The result is a volume that is a must-read for those who are interested in the political economy of Latin America, as well as IPE more generally." -Philip Oxhorn, McGill University "Using an interdisciplinary approach, building on critical theory, combining national, regional and global lenses and collecting insights from first-class researchers from Europe and Latin America, this volume provides an innovative account of Latin America ́s prospects and challenges in an unequal, unstable and changing world order. It is worth reading for researchers and students of international political economy, development and Latin American studies alike." -Diego Sánchez-Ancochea, University of Oxford "The book contains different IPE frameworks for understanding the complex relationships between the international, regional and national contexts in terms of development, conflict and inequality in South America, a region that has been characterized by unequal and uneven structures of regional development and global insertion. Its strength lies in its multiple IPE lens to study the interplay between internal responses and adjustments and external constraints and transformations of South America's unequal development." -Li Xing, Aalborg University This book is a critical and multidisciplinary IPE of the unequal structures of South American development and uneven insertions in the global order following the decline of the commodities boom. The work explores the extent to which regional development issues are related to merely a decline of commodities ́ prices and/or to the resilience of the historical structures within an unequal world order. Thus, the authors seek first to analytically explore the regional issues beyond the formal limitations of North American and Eurocentric approaches. Secondly, they empirically scrutinize the complex dimensions of regional inequality and global insertions. Aspects analysed include economic reprimarization, the impact of China, development finance, trade and regional value chains, knowledge and technology, regional and transnational organised crime, cities, economic integration and the Global South. "This is a very important book, which integrates Latin American economic and international analysis with new approaches to understand the links between the changing international economy and unequal development in the region of Latin America. Rigorous, innovative and interesting."--Stephany Griffith-Jones, Columbia University "As one of the first systematic studies to look at the region in the aftermath of 2003-2012 commodities boom, this work stands out for its timeliness. At the same time, the volume reminds us how important Latin America has been, both empirically and theoretically, in defining IPE in the post-war era, providing an important historical dimension to today's seemingly unprecedented circumstances. The result is a volume that is a must-read for those who are interested in the political economy of Latin America, as well as IPE more generally."--Philip Oxhorn, McGill University "Using an interdisciplinary approach, building on critical theory, combining national, regional and global lenses and collecting insights from first-class researchers from Europe and Latin America, this volume provides an innovative account of Latin Americás prospects and challenges in an unequal, unstable and changing world order. It is worth reading for researchers and students of international political economy, development and Latin American studies alike."--Diego Sánchez-Ancochea, University of Oxford "The book contains different IPE frameworks for understanding the complex relationships between the international, regional and national contexts in terms of development, conflict and inequality in South America, a region that has been characterized by unequal and uneven structures of regional development and global insertion. Its strength lies in its multiple IPE lens to study the interplay between internal responses and adjustments and external constraints and transformations of South America's unequal development." --Li Xing, Aalborg University This book is a critical and multidisciplinary IPE of the unequal structures of South American development and uneven insertions in the global order following the decline of the commodities boom. The work explores the extent to which regional development issues are related to merely a decline of commoditieś prices and/or to the resilience of the historical structures within an unequal world order. Thus, the authors seek first to analytically explore the regional issues beyond the formal limitations of North American and Eurocentric approaches. Secondly, they empirically scrutinize the complex dimensions of regional inequality and global insertions. Aspects analysed include economic reprimarization, the impact of China, development finance, trade and regional value chains, knowledge and technology, regional and transnational organised crime, cities, economic integration and the Global South "This is a very important book, which integrates Latin American economic and international analysis with new approaches to understand the links between the changing international economy and unequal development in the region of Latin America. Rigorous, innovative and interesting."--Stephany Griffith-Jones, Columbia University "As one of the first systematic studies to look at the region in the aftermath of 2003-2012 commodities boom, this work stands out for its timeliness. At the same time, the volume reminds us how important Latin America has been, both empirically and theoretically, in defining IPE in the post-war era, providing an important historical dimension to today's seemingly unprecedented circumstances. The result is a volume that is a must-read for those who are interested in the political economy of Latin America, as well as IPE more generally."--Philip Oxhorn, McGill University "Using an interdisciplinary approach, building on critical theory, combining national, regional and global lenses and collecting insights from first-class researchers from Europe and Latin America, this volume provides an innovative account of Latin Americaþs prospects and challenges in an unequal, unstable and changing world order. It is worth reading for researchers and students of international political economy, development and Latin American studies alike."--Diego Sánchez-Ancochea, University of Oxford "The book contains different IPE frameworks for understanding the complex relationships between the international, regional and national contexts in terms of development, conflict and inequality in South America, a region that has been characterized by unequal and uneven structures of regional development and global insertion. Its strength lies in its multiple IPE lens to study the interplay between internal responses and adjustments and external constraints and transformations of South America's unequal development." --Li Xing, Aalborg University This book is a critical and multidisciplinary IPE of the unequal structures of South American development and uneven insertions in the global order following the decline of the commodities boom. The work explores the extent to which regional development issues are related to merely a decline of commoditiesþ prices and/or to the resilience of the historical structures within an unequal world order. Thus, the authors seek first to analytically explore the regional issues beyond the formal limitations of North American and Eurocentric approaches. Secondly, they empirically scrutinize the complex dimensions of regional inequality and global insertions. Aspects analysed include economic reprimarization, the impact of China, development finance, trade and regional value chains, knowledge and technology, regional and transnational organised crime, cities, economic integration and the Global South Front Matter ....Pages i-xxx The IPE Puzzle of Regional Inequality, Instability, and the Global Insertion of South America (Ernesto Vivares)....Pages 1-24 Is Latin America’s Rise of the Middle Classes Lasting or Temporary? Evidence from Ecuador (Juan Ponce, Rob Vos, José Rosero, Roberto Castillo)....Pages 25-46 Past and Present of Latin American Regionalisms, in the Face of Economic Reprimarization (Jaime Estay)....Pages 47-76 The Impact of China on South America Political and Economic Development (Steen Christensen)....Pages 77-100 The Changing Problem of Regional Development Finance in Latin America (Leonardo E. Stanley, José M. Fernández Alonso)....Pages 101-120 South America: Trade and Integration in the New Global Trade Network (Wilson Pérez-Oviedo, John Cajas-Guijarro, María Cristina Vallejo)....Pages 121-145 Energy Integration in South America and Global Geopolitics (Carolina Viola Reyes)....Pages 147-164 Productive Integration in South America and Its Insertion into GVCs: The Automotive Industry (Uallace Moreira Lima)....Pages 165-196 The Regional Political Economy of Knowledge and Environment (Pedro Cango, Jesús Ramos-Martín, Fander Falconí)....Pages 197-215 Cities in the South American Development: Bogota, Lima, Quito, and Santiago in Regional Frame (Luis Fuentes, Gustavo Durán)....Pages 217-242 Global and Regional Political Economy of Migration (Alejandro I. Canales)....Pages 243-269 Organized Crime, Security, and Regionalism: The Governance of TOC in LA (Daniel Pontón, Tomás Guayasamín)....Pages 271-289 The South American Regionalisms: A Shift or the Return of Economic Integration? (Cintia Quiliconi, Raúl Salgado Espinoza)....Pages 291-307 Africa: Clues About the Tendencies of the Global South (Timothy M. Shaw)....Pages 309-331 Conclusions (Ernesto Vivares)....Pages 333-340 Back Matter ....Pages 341-348 A critical and multidisciplinary IPE of the unequal structures of South American development and uneven insertions in the global order following the decline of the commodities boom. It explores the extent to which regional development issues are related to merely a decline of commodities' prices and/or to the resilience of the historical structures within an unequal world order