Ⅰ Main Report
1 Latin America:Economic, Social and Political Transformations
after the 50% Urbanization【Xie Wenze】/001
Ⅱ Respective Reviews
2 Political Developments in the LAC Region【Yuan Dongzhen】/043
3 Economic Developments in the LAC Region【Chai Yu, Kong Shuai】/057
4 Social Developments in the LAC Region【Guo Cunhai】/076
5 External Relations of the LAC States【Chen Yuanting】/095
Ⅲ Highlights
6 China-LAC Relations: Transition and Challenges【Sun Hongbo】/108
7 Renewable Energy and Sustainable Development in Brazil: Trends and Challenges 【Wang Shuang】/121
Ⅳ Country/Sub-region Observation
8 Brazil【Zhou Zhiwei】/134
9 Mexico【Fang Xufei】/145
10 Argentina【Lin Hua】/158
11 Cuba【Yang Jianmin】/170
12 Venezuela【Wang Peng】/184
13 Chile【Lu Siheng】/192
14 Colombia【Qi Fengtian】/203
15 Peru【Fan Lei】/214
16 Bolivia【Song Xia】/224
17 Ecuador【Fang Xufei】/232
18 Uruguay【He Luyang】/239
19 Paraguay【Li Hui】/246
20 Costa Rica【Zhang Yong】/254
21 Nicaragua【Li Han】/261
22 Honduras【Yang Zhimin】/268
23 El Salvador【Fang Lianquan】/277
24 Guatemala【Wei Ran】/285
25 Panama【Wang Shuai】/294
26 The Dominican Republic【Gao Qingbo】/301
27 Haiti【Zhao Chongyang】/309
28 The Caribbean【He Xi】/316
Ⅴ Regional Organizations
29 The Community of Latin America and the Caribbean【Zhang Fan】/330
30 The Southern Common Market【Yang Jianmin】/339
31 The Pacific Alliance【Xie Wenze】/348
32 The Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America【Wang Peng】/359
Ⅵ Appendix: Economic Statistics
33 Table 1Average Annual Growth Rates of GDP and GDP per Capita
(2004-2013)/367
34 Table 2Regional GDP and GDP per Capita of LAC(2010-2012)/369
35 Table 3Balance of Payment(2011-2013)/371
36 Table 4Net FDI(2004-2013)/376
37 Table 5Total Foreign Debt(2004-2013)/378
38 Table 6Annual Variations of CPI(2004-2013)/380
39 Table 7Open Unemployment Rate(average annual rate) (2004-2013)/382
40 Table 8Sino-Latin American Trade Statistics(2008-2012)/384
41 Table 9Non-Financial FDI Statistics on China and LAC(2008-2012)/389
Description:
This book systematically introduced the development of politics, economy, society and diplomacy among the Latin America and Caribbean Region in 2013. It summaries and analyses the hot and focused issues in relevant countries, and based on which, it predicts the development prospects in 2014.The book takes the “50% of the urbanization rate : the transformation of economy, society and politics in Latin American countries” as the main topic, and systematically analyses the historical and realistic issues which are accompanied by high urbanization rate in Latin American countries. And it comprehensively reveals the causes or correlations of all kinds of policies’ absence or mismatch. All of the above will help the readers to completely and deeply understand the serious shortfalls in the transformation of economy, society, and politics in Latin America, and to learn the experience and lesson from many countries that are continuous to hover in the middle-income level.