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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Burgos Caceres, Sigfrido, author.

Contributor:

Ear, Sophal.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Energy consumption--China.

Energy consumption.

Energy security--China.

Energy security.

Energy development--China.

Energy development.

Energy policy--China.

Energy policy.

Natural resources--China.

Natural resources.

China--Foreign relations.

China.

China--Foreign economic relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (191 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, N.Y. : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-135-09997-9

0-203-07253-7

1-299-28051-X

1-135-09998-7

9780203072530

OCLC:

830161046