
The Nicaragua Grand Canal
Economic Miracle or Folie de Grandeur?
Series: Latin America Bureau Special Report
Published: 2015
Pages: 74
eBook: 9781909014121
Paperback: 9781909014107
History of the Canal
The Canal and Sandinista tensions
The economics of the Canal
Why the need for a new canal?
Cost and funding
Wang Jing’s companies
The role of the Chinese Government
The geopolitics of the Canal
China and Latin America
China and Taiwan
The US and the Canal
The possible environmental consequences of the Canal
Through indigenous lands
Protest along the Canal route
Conclusion: will the Canal ever happen?
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‘The Nicaragua Grand Canal is a clear, balanced and accessible analysis of the background to the canal and its implications.’
Jenny Pearce, Professor Latin American Politics, Peace Studies, University of Bradford
‘This book is fluent and supple in its expression and admirably open-minded in assessing the complex challenges faced by all parties. Well done indeed!’
James Dunkerley, Professor of Latin American Politics, Queen Mary College, University of London