The hungry dragon : how China's resource quest is reshaping the world / / Sigfrido Burgos Caceres and Sophal Ear

• Autore: Burgos Caceres Sigfrido
• Pubblicazione: Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2013
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (191 p.)
• Disciplina: 333.790951
• Soggetto topico: Energy consumption - China; Energy security - China; Energy development - China; Energy policy - China; Natural resources - China
• Soggetto geografico: China Foreign relations; China Foreign economic relations
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: EarSophal
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; The Hungry Dragon; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; I Introduction; 1 China, energy and the world; 2 The geopolitics of China's global resources quest; II Country case studies; 3 Angola; 4 Brazil; 5 Cambodia; III Conclusion; 6 Assessing opportunities, mitigating risks; 7 From strategies to actions; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This volume provides an up to date and accessible examination of China's global search for resources, focusing primarily on oil. This focus provides a powerful rationale to explain China's actions overseas, as it impacts on economic, energy and foreign policies.A strong feature of the book is a comprehensive examination of geopolitical issues. Three country case studies (Angola, Brazil and Cambodia) are complemented by two chapters on opportunities and risks to China, and an examination as to how strategies are developed into tangible actions. This book also examines a number of over
• Titolo autorizzato: The hungry dragon
• ISBN: 0-203-07253-7; 1-299-28051-X; 1-135-09998-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910465390103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II