Written by experts and scholars from BRICS countries, with the support of BRICS governments, this is the first study to reflect on the capabilities and synergies of these economies. The report emphasizes best practices, areas of cooperation, and strengthening economic links so that BRICS can collectively play a central role in the post-crisis global economy.

The BRICS (i.e., Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) is an international political organisation of leading emerging economies, arising out of the inclusion of South Africa into the BRIC group in 2010. This book includes various data and information about these five nations, as well as China's responses to in the BRICS summit conference from 2011 to 2012.

The grouping consisting of Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC) was initially meant to be nothing more than clever investment jargon referring to the largest and most attractive emerging economies. However, these countries identified with the BRIC concept, and started to meet annually as a group in 2008. At their fourth summit in 2011, they added South Africa to become the BRICS. By then the BRICS had fully morphed from investment jargon to a name for a new economic and political grouping that had the potential to challenge the unipolar hegemony of the United States and its Western allies. This work analyses the extent to which the concept of coexistence explains the individual foreign policies of the BRICS countries. The editors define coexistence as a strategy that promotes the establishment of a rule-based system for co-managing the global order. It recognizes that different states may legitimately pursue their own political and economic interests, but they have to do so within the bounds of a rule-based international system that ensures the peaceful coexistence of states. The BRICS and Coexistence addresses the political dimension of the emergence and influence of the BRICS in the international system and will be of interest to students and scholars of Politics, Development and International Relations.

This updated book (6th edition published in December 2017) examines how the BRICS countries of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa have emerged as potentially potent forces in the global economy, and the reasons behind their economic rise. Yet, although they share certain advantages, they possess different strengths. China has become a dominant global supplier of manufactured goods, while India has emerged as a key global provider of services. Brazil and Russia have become major global exporters of raw materials, resources that China and India require for their industrialisation. South Africa has a diversified economy, and is regarded as a low-risk destination for investment in Africa. The emergence of the BRICS could signal a shift in economic and political power away from the advanced economies of the West. A close 'alliance' between the BRICS countries is becoming a reality, and could further increase their geopolitical stature, leading to significant changes in the current world order. However, China is the real power in the BRICS group, and rivalry with the other BRICS, due to their overlapping spheres of influence, may create future tensions that prevent the emergence of a new powerful grouping. In addition, despite the balance of global economic power shifting towards the BRICS since the turn of the century, there remain doubts over the sustainability of their economic policies. Weak global demand for commodities in recent years has contributed to stalled economies in Brazil, Russia and South Africa, while unprecedented investment levels in China have led to concerns over its rising public and private debt. India's rapidly growing population and considerable rural poverty are problematic for its future development. Therefore, the book looks at the different set of obstacles faced by each of the BRICS countries, and the challenges that may thwart their individual global ambitions, as well as the ability of the BRICS group to take centre stage in tomorrow's global economy. This book includes content from the book titles - 'The Rise (& Fall) of Brazil in the Global Economy', 'The Rise (& Fall) of Russia in the Global Economy', 'The Rise of India in the Global Economy' and 'The Rise of China in the Global Economy' - in addition to dedicated content on the BRICS group. Numerous discussion questions and multiple-choice review questions are included, along with graphs and photos, to create a more interactive and educational experience for the reader. It will be of relevance to teachers, students, and anyone else with an interest in the emergence of the BRICS countries and the globalisation of the world economy.

The BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) are currently at the crossroads of major structural economic and political changes. This book provides a comparative analysis of the national innovation systems of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) and the trends in each of their science, technology and innovation policies. It makes use of an analytical framework, the concept 'systems of innovation and competence building' developed within 'Globelics' (the Global Research Network on the Economics of Learning, Innovation and Capacity Building Systems).

A critical examination of the contradictory rise to power of emerging economies Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa.

The BRICS countries--Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa--have become a strong engine of South-South cooperation, contributing to a significant shift in the global balance of power. They also, taken as a whole, constitute Africa's largest trading partner. The authors of this new collection consider the potential of BRICS-Africa cooperation for promoting sustainable African development. CONTENTS: Introduction--Y. April and M. Kanyane. GOVERNANCE IN THE POST-COVID-19 ERA. BRICS Governance and Ethics Architecture: Challenges and Prospects--M. Kanyane. China-Africa Cooperation in the Post-Pandemic Era: Challenges and Way Forward--H. Weping. THE RELEVANCE OF THE BRICS MULTI-DEVELOPMENT BANK FUNDING AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT. The BRICS Development Bank: A Development Finance Model Conducive to the Strengthening of South-South Cooperation--R. Ridolfi. The BRICS, the New Development Bank, and African Development--I. Khambule. Strengthening the BRICS Financial Cooperation Mechanism: Promoting Pragmatic Development--L. Yijun. Analyzing the BRICS Development Bank Response to Covid-19--B. Kanyane and N. Ngqwala. The BRICS and Technology in Africa. The Future of Work in South Africa--K. Chetty. Financing Renewable Energy Technologies in BRICS--K. Pillay et al. Promoting Financial Technology Partnerships in the BRICS--K. Chetty et al. ADDRESSING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISPARITIES AND INEQUALITIES IN BRICS AND AFRICA. BRICS and Transformation of Africa's Infrastructure in the Covid-19 Era: Rhetoric and Reality--R.T. Lisinge. Lessons in Sustainable Development for South Africa from the Affordable Housing Policy of the BRICS Countries--J. Jose et al. Women Entrepreneurs in the BRICS Informal Economy: A Transformative Agenda Amidst the Covid-19 Pandemic--O.E. Okeke-Uzodike. BRICS: Finding and Funding the Nexus Between Peace, Security, and Development--B. Siwisa. African Low-Income Countries' Leapfrogging Development and the Role of the BRICS Countries: A Case Study of Ethiopia and Rwanda--A. Ping and Z. Weiyun. BRICS AND THE HEALTH INDUSTRY IN AFRICA. An Innovation-Sharing Platform for Vaccine Research in BRICS--K. Chetty and C. Hongoro. Assessing Covid-19 and Telemedicine Collaboration on Energy and Internet Communications Technology: Implications for Health in Africa--Y. April and L. Mengdi. China-Africa Health Cooperation and Its Implications for the Covid-19 Pandemic--Z. Liu. Resilience of Health Systems to Disease Outbreaks: Covid-19-- A Comparative Analysis of South Africa and the Other BRICS Countries Using the Global Health Security Index--C. Hongoro et al. Conclusion: The Way Forward for BRICS and Development in Africa--K. Chetty and Y.D. Davids.