Barbara Stallings Bücher

Starts in springEnds Christmas dayHelping friendsAlong the way.Mrs Cluck CluckMakes some tea,Saves the day,As you can see.Important lessonsTo be learned,Discuss with others,Fear be turned.With friends as differentAs chalk and cheese,Diversity rules,If you please.'Monsters', insectsFrom the hills,Animals, Swallows,Shield from chills.Father Christmas,Rudolph too,Helping hands,Our friendship true.

This Element argues that it may be useful to revamp dependency to interpret China's new relationships with developing countries, including Latin America. It does so by discussing the dependency debates, reviewing the way dependency operated in the US-Latin American case, and analysing the growing Chinese presence within a dependency framework.