Economic Displacement

China's economic displacement of the US in Latin America erodes US political leverage, challenging international order.

Offers a groundbreaking analysis of China's rising economic influence in Latin America and its impact on US hegemony. Essential for policymakers, scholars, and students of international relations, it provides crucial insights into shifting global power dynamics and illuminates the future of US-China competition and Latin American geopolitics.Economic Displacement examines China's economic displacement of the United States in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), and its implications for global geopolitics. Through data analysis and case studies, Francisco Urdinez demonstrates how China has filled the economic void left by US retrenchment from 2001 to 2020. He argues that this economic shift has led to a significant erosion of US political influence in the region, affecting public opinion, elite perspective, and voting patterns in international organizations. Providing a multifaceted view of this geopolitical transformation in this timely and important book, the author offers crucial insights into the changing landscape of global influence and the future of US–China rivalry in Latin America.