Geopolítica num Mundo Globalizado, por José Pedro Teixeira Fernandes
In a globalized world, does it matter where goods end equipment are produced? Is it just a matter of comparative advantages as the liberal economic thought usually states? 1. With globalization and the insertion in the international capitalist economy — particularly after joining the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2001 —, China’s economic attractiveness had …
Continuar a ler “Chinese economic relations with Portugal (part I)”
Com um custo de extracção elevado, dificuldades no transporte para os mercados internacionais ligadas à falta de acesso directo ao mar e uma forte concorrência dos países vizinhos e da Austrália — esta última o primeiro produtor mundial — o lítio da Bolívia não é o El Dorado que dispor de uma das maiores reservas mundiais sugere. …
Abstract The main purpose of this paper is to explore the objectives and possible consequences of the Chinese investments in Portugal in the last decade. Are they business as usual in a globalized economy, or something else inside a broad political strategy? Trying to answer this question, the approach will be made both through the …