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    A 21st Century scramble: South Africa, China and the rare earth metals industry

    2012
    This paper analyses the peculiar structure of the rare earth elements (REE) industry, a sector dominated by China, and the global implications of current upheavals within the sector, especially as they concern South Africa’s (re)emerging rare earths production. REEs are a hitherto obscure group of metals that have now assumed global significance.
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    Hong Kong - South Africa’s gateway to China

    2012
    South Africa has responded to the rise of East Asia by building new commercial links with the region, especially with China. South Africa has sought to build a strategic partnership with the Asian giant in the hope of securing a key political ally and an economic development partner.
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    Emerging powers and the changing global environment: leadership, norms and institutions

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2011
    The rise of economically influential countries from the developing world is still a relatively new area of research, which is receiving increasing focus from international business actors, foreign policymakers and international relations scholars.
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    Understanding India’s global engagements: some key issues and entry points for an inclusive development agenda

    Oxfam India, 2011
    India’s international position is one of increasing influence and assertiveness, but is also shaped by powerful constrains. Civil society in India faces opportunities and constraints of a particular and complex nature.
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    Inequality Matters: BRICS inequalities fact sheet

    Oxfam, 2013
    In international debates about inequality, dialogue on the emergence of the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa), has focused largely on how this group has contributed to a shift in the global balance of power, raising hopes of a more egalitarian global governance architecture through international trade and development co-operation.
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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 green economy and the BRICS countries: bringing them together

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2013
    The green economy has been around as a concept since the 1970s but gained relevance again in the wake of the global economic recession in 2009 as government leaders looked towards new economic opportunities through sustainable, equitable and resilient economic growth. International institutions such as the UN helped to shape the thinking
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    Seen, heard and counted: rethinking care in a development context

    Development and Change Journal, 2012
    This is a diverse collection of contributions covering various aspects of care from around the world, from Chinese women’s burdens under economic reform, to the political and social organisation of childcare in Argentina.
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    City-level climate change mitigation and adaptation

    Evidence and Lessons from Latin America, 2013
    Latin American cities are under increasing pressure from rapid urbanisation, while current impacts and potential threats from climate change are further exposing municipal vulnerabilities. City planners are responding to these twin pressures with innovations in climate-related policies and are making big strides in terms of climate change mitigation and adaptation.
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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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