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    BRICS Policy Center / Centro de Estudos e Pesquisas BRICS

    The BRICS Policy Center (BPC) / Centro de Estudos e Pesquisas BRICS is a joint initiative of the City of Rio de Janeiro and the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio).
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    Social security coverage extension in the BRICS: a comparative study on the extension of coverage in Brazil, the Russian Federation, India, China and South Africa

    International Social Security Association, 2013
    The five countries of the BRICS, Brazil, the Russian Federation, India, China and South Africa, are facing some common challenges with regard to ageing of their populations, urbanisation, vulnerability to environmental shocks, increasing labour market fragmentation, growing income disparity, and the need to more fully exploit and leverage information and communications technologies.
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    A comparative perspective on poverty reduction in Brazil, China and India

    World Bank, 2009
    Brazil, China and India have witnessed falling poverty during their reform periods, but to varying degrees and for different reasons. This paper compares the experiences of these three countries and elaborates on what they could learn from each other.
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    BRICs’ philosophies for development financing and their implications for LICs

    International Monetary Fund, 2012
    Flows of development financing from the BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India and China) to low income countries (LICs) have surged in recent years. Unlike aid from traditional donors, BRICs (excluding Russia) view their financing as primarily based on the principles of South-South cooperation, focusing on mutual benefits without attachment of policy conditionality.
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    Global financial crisis and recession: what could happen to major emerging economies?

    Centre for Development Policy and Research, SOAS, 2009
    Since late 2008, the financial crisis spawned in the U.S. has spread quickly across the globe, enveloping both developed and developing countries. Most of the major developed countries are now mired in recession and many export-led economies in the developing world are following suit.
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    Bringing business to cities in China, India and Brazil

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2008
    How do firms operating in China, India and Brazil make choices about where to locate their business? While capital cities are always attractive, the advantages of other cities are determined by labour relations, economic geography and size. Since urban development promotes economic growth, it is important to understand the factors that determine firm location.
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    Crop wars: can obstacles to genetically modified crops be removed?

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2005
    Controversy continues over safety standards for biotechnology products such as genetically modified (GM) crops. Although benefits have been documented for a number of GM crops, most developing countries have denied permission to plant GM seeds.
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    Half a world: regional inequality in five great federations

    World Bank, 2004
    This paper explores some of the reasons why large groups of the population pull ahead, while equally large groups stay behind within the context of regional (spatial) inequality.

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