Globalization and the BRICs [electronic resource] : why the BRICs will not rule the world for long /
Beausang, Francesca.author.
Beausang-hunter, Francesca A.
As the Eurozone faces an uncertain future and Obama struggles to demonstrate that America still has a superpower status, this book challenges the widespread perception that Brazil, Russia, India and China are becoming global economic and political powers, instead forecasting a decline rooted in excessive inequality and insufficient innovation.
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Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 BRICs: Beyond Developing?; 2 BRICs and Global Economic Power; 3 BRICs and Global Political Power; 4 Limit No. 1: BRICs and Inequality; 5 Limit No. 2: BRICs and the Silent Power of Ideas; 6 Conclusion: The Innovation-Equality-Development Triangle; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
As the Eurozone faces an uncertain future and Obama struggles to demonstrate that America still has a superpower status, this book challenges the widespread perception that Brazil, Russia, India and China are becoming global economic and political powers, instead forecasting a decline rooted in excessive inequality and insufficient innovation.
Economic policy.
Development economics.
Regional economics.
Spatial economics.
Political economy.
Economics.
International relations.
Economic Policy.
Development Economics.
Regional/Spatial Science.
International Political Economy.
Political Economy/Economic Systems.
International Relations.