The relationship between Ecuador and China: a dangerous alliance?

Salvatore Monni and Luca Serafini

No 917, SEEDS Working Papers from SEEDS, Sustainability Environmental Economics and Dynamics Studies

Abstract: The aim of this paper is to outline the relationship between Ecuador and China by highlighting the main threats for the development of the Ecuadorian Republic, in particular how it will affect the implementation of the buen vivir, the new economic paradigm experimented in the Latin American State, if it does not change the terms of affair with the Asian giant. The paper is structured as follows: in the introduction, we will present an overview on the historical framework of the relationships of China with Ecuador. Later there will be an analysis supported by data on the commercial situation between the two countries, and its implication over the development of the Latin American state. Finally, some final remarks will present the possible paths that Ecuador can follow to secure its way to development. With this, we will highlight under which conditions Ecuador and China can cooperate while avoiding a state of dependency.

Keywords: Buen Vivir; China; Dependency; Ecuador; Productive Matrix; Sovereignty (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: B59 O10 O20 O54 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 19 pages
Date: 2017-12, Revised 2017-12
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