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    BRICS – South Africa’s way ahead?

    Trade Law Centre for Southern Africa, 2013
    South Africa’s admission to the group was motivated by China and supported by Russia. Its accession to the BRICS generated much discussion about the country’s suitability to be part of the formation. One of the real issues raised is that South Africa does not measure up to the other BRIC economies in terms of population, trade levels and performance, and growth rates.
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    What next for the BRICS Bank?

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2013
    A new development bank to be created by the ‘Rising Powers’ of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) is intended to promote greater cooperation between developing countries, and address what is seen by many as a history of misguidance and underinvestment by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
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    China’s accession to the WTO: Consequences for Bangladesh’s export-oriented RMG sector

    Centre for Policy Dialogue, Bangladesh, 2003
    China’s long march to the WTO has been closely followed by other member countries with great interest, and in some cases, great concern. On the one hand, many countries are optimistic that China’s entry into a rule-based system will be beneficial to the global trading system and there will be important positive externalities as a result.
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    China and the African oil sector: channels of engagement, motives, actors and impacts

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2011
    China’s rapid economic growth and urbanisation puts pressure on the country’s scarce domestic natural resources, which are essential for powering the ever-growing economy. Consequently, China is increasingly engaging with low income countries to ensure access to overseas natural resources, particularly energy resources. In search of affordable oil resources, China has turned to Africa.
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    Post-crisis prospects for China-Africa relations

    African Development Bank, 2011
    China’s rapid growth has transformed its relationship with Africa; it is now Africa’s third largest trading partner. The China-Africa relationship could be described as ‘commodities-for-infrastructure’, although a shift to broader cooperation on development is now evident.
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    The developmental impact of Asian drivers on Ethiopia with emphasis on small-scale footwear producers

    Wiley Online Library, 2009
    This paper examines the developmental impact of China and India on Ethiopia by examining macro-level trade, investment and aid relations, and micro-level impacts on local small-scale footwear producers in Ethiopia. Both secondary and primary data were used in the study. At the macro level, there is clear evidence of an increase in trade between Ethiopia and China and India.
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    China's private enterprises in Africa and the implications for African development

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2009
    Studies on the involvement of China’s private business sector in Africa have predominantly focused on China’s state-owned enterprises in extractive industries; much less attention has been paid to Chinese private enterprises. This study evaluates characteristics and motivations of Chinese private firms in Africa and assesses the developmental impacts of their actions.
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    Brazil and China: South-South partnership or North-South competition?

    Brookings Institution, 2011
    This paper focuses on Brazil-China relations and sheds some light on the possibilities and limits of meaningful coalitions amongst emerging countries.
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    Dispute settlement at the WTO: the developing country experience

    International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development, 2010
    The WTO’s Dispute Settlement Understanding (DSU) provides a singularly effective mechanism by which WTO members can seek the full implementation of previously negotiated trade concessions. This publication aims at exploring strategies to enhance the participation and legal capacity of developing countries in WTO dispute settlement. The study notes that: 
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    South-South and triangular cooperation in Asia-Pacific: towards a new paradigm in development cooperation

    Research and Information System for Developing Countries, 2008
    The notion of South-South Cooperation (SSC) – capacity building, trade and investment between developing countries for self-reliance and growth – first became popular in the 1960s as former colonies began to address the challenges of underdevelopment.

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