BRICS: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)

Professor Andrew F. Cooper

ISBN 10: 0198723393 / ISBN 13: 9780198723394

Published by Oxford University Press, 2016

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Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa represent almost 18 per cent of the world economy, with their contribution to world growth having already exceeded 50 per cent. But what does the emergence of the BRICS mean for global politics? Andrew Cooper discusses the BRICS as a concept and its practice in global politics. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, 9 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: 1QFG; KCM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 174 x 111. . . 2016. 1st Edition. Paperback. . . . .

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: BRICS: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198723393
• ISBN 13: 9780198723394
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

In the wake of the post-Cold War era, the aftermath of 9/11, the 2008 global financial crisis, and the emergence of the G20 at the leaders level, few commentators expected a reshaping of the global system towards multipolarity, and away from the United States. And yet, the BRICS - encompassing Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - has emerged as a challenge to the international status quo. But what is its capacity as a transformative force? And can it provide a significant counter-narrative to the Western dominated global order?

In this Very Short Introduction Andrew Cooper explores the emergence of the BRICS as a concept. Drawing on historical precedent, Cooper provides a contemporary analysis of the BRICS' practice and influence as as a forum and a lobby group in advancing a distinctive but amorphous agenda amongst global politics.

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About the Author

Andrew F. Cooper is Professor at the Balsillie School of International Affairs and the Department of Political Science, University of Waterloo, Canada. He is the Director for the Centre for Studies on Rapid Global Change, University of Waterloo; Associate Senior Fellow, Centre for Global Cooperation Research, Duisburg, Germany; and Associate Research Fellow-UNU CRIS (Institute on Comparative Regional Integration), Bruges, Belgium. His books include The Oxford Handbook of Modern Diplomacy (OUP, 2013) and The Group of Twenty (G20) (Routledge, 2013).