Alvaro Mendez is Adjunct Professor at the Institute for Global Policy at Fudan University, as well as co-director of the Global South Unit based in LSE IDEAS and the Department of International Relations at the London School of Economics. He is also a Senior Visiting Professor of International Relations at Peking University and Sciences Po Paris. Mariano Turzi is a Professor at CEMA University, Argentina.

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Constructing LAC & the AIIB.- 3. Latin America: Both Agent and Patient.- 4. LAC & International Political Economy.- 5. Conclusion.

Alvaro Mendez is Adjunct Professor at the Institute for Global Policy at Fudan University, as well as co-director of the Global South Unit based in LSE IDEAS and the Department of International Relations at the London School of Economics. He is also a Senior Visiting Professor of International Relations at Peking University and Sciences Po Paris. Mariano Turzi is a Professor at CEMA University, Argentina.

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Constructing LAC & the AIIB.- 3. Latin America: Both Agent and Patient.- 4. LAC & International Political Economy.- 5. Conclusion.