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The dynamic south, economic development and inclusive growth: the challenges ahead
The Brazilian Center for Analysis and Planning, 2013High wage inequality is a major policy concern in Brazil, India, China and South Africa. Recent literature points to the need to examine the role of minimum wages or unionisation and their links to inequality within labour markets and the role of social protection.DocumentTraditional and emerging partners’ role in African regional economic integration: issues and recommendations
South African Institute of International Affairs, 2013Regional integration in Africa is still an active agenda item for African nations and pan-African institutions such as the African Union. Regional integration is motivated by the need for larger markets in order to grow trade and investment.DocumentThe economic engagement footprint of rising powers in sub-Saharan Africa: an analysis of trade, foreign direct investment and aid flows
Institute of Development Studies UK, 2013Rising powers such as Brazil, China, India, South Africa, the Gulf states or Turkey have entered the development arena through their expanding relationships with low-income countries (LICs) . A widespread perception is that these countries are establishing new forms of engagement, mainly under a South–South cooperation framework.DocumentChinese foreign direct investment in Latin America and the Caribbean: China-Latin America cross-council taskforce
United Nations [UN] Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2013Although Chinese corporations were relatively unknown in Latin America until a few years ago, their direct investments in the region have averaged about US$10 billion per year since 2010.DocumentPension coverage in China and the expansion of the New Rural Social Pension Scheme
HelpAge International, 2013In just over 60 years, the pension system in China has changed from a residual policy issue in the shadow of major economic reform, to one that is now intrinsically linked to socio-economic transformation in China and underpins the transition from an export-driven to a consumption-based economy.DocumentWhat next for the BRICS Bank?
Institute of Development Studies UK, 2013A 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).DocumentFDI from BRICs to LICs: Emerging Growth Driver?
International Monetary Fund, 2011Despite the rapid increase in FDI flows to LICs, there have been relatively few studies that have specifically examined these flows. The paper looks at BRIC FDI to LICs with a special focus on Chinese FDI to sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries, and aims to broadly assess its macroeconomic impact using case studies.DocumentRising Powers in International Development: an annotated bibliography
Institute of Development Studies UK, 2013The Rising Powers – a category that includes the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) as well as other key countries such as Mexico, Turkey and Indonesia – are establishing themselves as an influential presence in the global development landscape, and playing an increasingly important role in shaping prospects for poverty reduction in lowincome countries.DocumentClimate change mitigation revisited: low-carbon energy transitions for China and India
Wiley Online Library, 2009China and India are heavily dependent on high carbon fossil fuels. This article elaborates on the implications of low carbon energy transitions in the two countries, which can mitigate their serious contribution to climate change while allowing economic growth.DocumentReform of how health care is paid for in China: challenges and opportunities
World Health Organization, 2008China’s current strategy to improve payment for health services is headed in the right direction, but much more remains to be done.Pages
