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    Rise of BICS and the world economy implications of india’s recent expansion on developing countries

    Research and Information System for Developing Countries, 2008
    The rise of emerging countries has caused a profound impact on the balance of economic powers in the global economy.
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    Changing economic power in the world economy

    Research and Information System for Developing Countries, 2008
    Two features stand out in the development of the world economy in the past years: increasing integration and a major hiatus in the growth of the different economies from 1973-74. This paper analyses the implications of the rapid growth of China and India for the structure of the world economy and the distribution of economic power among different countries.
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    Rising powers and the African security landscape

    Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2014
    As the rising powers of China, Brazil, India and South Africa extend their economic engagement in Africa, they are also gradually becoming more involved in the African peace and security agenda. The four articles in this report describe and analyse how these rising powers are engaging with the African security landscape:
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    Nigeria and the BRICS: current and potential trade relations and their Implications for the Nigerian economy

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2014
    The BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) countries have played a progressive role in global economic and political affairs since their recognition as global centres of growth. Based on their similar growth trajectories, these countries have the potential to reshape global economic governance in the near future.
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    South Africa in BRICS: a bilateral trade analysis

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2014
    South Africa’s rich endowment of mineral and natural resources complements Brazil’s specialisation in agriculture and raw materials, Russia’s position as a major player in the commodity market, India’s services-exporting economy, and China’s recognition as the ‘world’s factory’.
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    Will rising democracies adopt pro-human rights foreign policies?

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2014
    As democratisation unfolded in countries such as Brazil, India, Indonesia and South Africa, it was hoped that these states would find common ground with more established democracies. While emerging and established democracies have collaborated in responding to grave human rights abuses in Myanmar, North Korea and Libya, among others, serious cleavages remain.
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    Private investment and international development: the Brazilian experience

    BRICS Policy Center / Centro de Estudos e Pesquisas BRICS, 2014
    This Monitor discusses the increasing tendency that links development cooperation initiatives with private investment.
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    A more level playing field? Explaining the decline in earnings inequality in Brazil, 1995 - 2012

    International Research Initiative on Brazil and Africa, 2014
    Long one of the world’s most unequal countries, Brazil has experienced a non-trivial reduction in income inequality since macroeconomic stabilisation around 1994-1995. The decline was particularly pronounced since 2003, a period during which average incomes grew relatively rapidly–by as much as 40% overall–and poverty fell sharply.
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    Is there a new Brazilian model of development? Main findings from the IRIBA research programme

    International Research Initiative on Brazil and Africa, 2014
    It has been suggested that Brazil’s unexpected successes in the last two decades are the outcome of a new model of development, with strong inclusive growth at its core.
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    Research briefing: what can African countries learn from Brazil’s inclusive growth and development?

    International Research Initiative on Brazil and Africa, 2014
    Until the mid-2000s, credit in Brazil was characterised by: volatility; high costs; high concentrations in the banking industry, with the significant participation of state-owned institutions; segmentation, with large quasi-fiscal funds earmarking credit for investments.  Today, the Brazilian financial market is very different from the early 2000s, and, as this paper argues, may offer less

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