In 2013, emerging powers will produce the majority of the world’s economic output. What are the consequences, worldwide and within the countries, of this, so far mainly economic, change in the global power balance?
In 2013, emerging powers will produce the majority of the world’s economic output. What are the consequences, worldwide and within the countri…
| February 27, 2025
read moreIn 2013, emerging powers will produce the majority of the world’s economic output. With these countries – which extend beyond the BRICS – now actually emerged, this blog aims at challenging your perspectives on development and international cooperation. What are the consequences, worldwide and within the countries, of this, so far mainly economic, change in the global power balance? We provide first-hand analysis from within these mainly middle-income countries, which are set to take the lead in the global economy. You are welcome to contribute to this debate. Please contact us at [email protected].
Generally we consider emerging powers to be countries, but other powers are emerging: the world’s megacities.
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Foreign direct investment can become a catalyst for modernizing Africa’s low-technology subsistence agriculture if it is placed within a broader national strategy on rural development that gives priority to improving the productivity of local farm…
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The rise of BRICS is changing Africa and has helped its rapid growth, but does not challenge the structure of political economy with political authoritarianism.
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What was a relentless military dictatorship only a few years ago is now an applauded ‘democracy’. But not everybody is joining in with the clapping.
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Will the BRICS Development Bank’s constructive capacities overcome its destructive ones? The world is watching.
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More than 80% of labour disputes in China are solved through mediation, but the processes do not eliminate the antagonism.
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In Brazil, as elsewhere, the state has no qualms about using brutal force in defence of economic projects in the interest of capital
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The protest movement in Brazil has been likened to an awakening giant, that is now suddenly out of control.
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A Glimpse Into Life Stories in the World’s Factory – Part 2 on migrant workersFor ethical reasons relating to the author’s ongoing research, the names of the town and the people in this article are all fictitious.In part 1 of this blog, I dis…
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It was a beautiful sunny Sunday morning when I received my mother’s call from China while contemplating my first blog about China as an “emerged power”.
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