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    Five fingers or one hand? The BRICS in development cooperation

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2014
    The BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) are increasingly prominent in development cooperation activities in low-income countries in Africa and worldwide, presenting a potential alternative to the development aid model of traditional donors.
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    Challenging development cooperation? A literature review of the approaches of the emerging powers

    Research Institute for Work and Society, KU Leuven, 2013
    Looking at existing literature, this paper discusses the major ways in which the emerging powers, in this isnstance Brazil, India, China and South Africa (the BICS) are challenging the development cooperation policies and practices of the ‘tradition’ development actors. The author highlights ten ways in which the BICS are are challenging development cooperation:
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    Adding new spices to development cooperation. Brazil, India, China and South Africa in health, agriculture and food security

    Research Institute for Work and Society, KU Leuven, 2013
    In recent years, the four so-called emerging powers or economies - Brazil, India, China and South Africa (the BICS) - have gained considerable academic, policy and media attention for their activities in development cooperation. Some authors argue that these countries employ innovative and alternative approaches to development cooperation than the traditional, i.e. OECD-DAC donors.
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    IBSA six years on: co-operation in a new global order

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2009
    Six years after its launch, officials can no longer claim that the India–Brazil–South Africa (IBSA) Forum is still in its infancy. It is time to evaluate results and missed opportunities to provide a balanced assessment.
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    The BRICS Summit 2013: key asks and priorities

    Oxfam India, 2013
    During the last decade, with the rise of emerging economies and their growing interest in Africa, the role of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) countries has been widely debated and scrutinised. It is against this backdrop that there has been a real need for the BRICS countries to demonstrate a difference in its approach from the West.
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    The dynamic south, economic development and inclusive growth: the challenges ahead

    The Brazilian Center for Analysis and Planning, 2013
    High 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.
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    Traditional and emerging partners’ role in African regional economic integration: issues and recommendations

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2013
    Regional 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.
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    The 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, 2013
    Rising 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.
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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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    Rising Powers in International Development: an annotated bibliography

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2013
    The 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.

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