Preface; BRICs and the Financial Crisis; Crisis as an Exam for the BRICs; BRICs' Cooperation Potential in the Post-Crisis Era; The BRICs' Exchange Rate Movement and Arrangement; BRICs and Trade; Trade Linkages of BRICs in the World Economy; The Geography of Brazilian External Trade: Right Option for a BRICs?; BRICs and Investment; Prospect for Direct Investment among the BRICs Countries; The Internationalization of Chinese Firms; BRICs and Environment; In Pursuit of More Brilliant Future for Our World-Environmental Issues and BRICs; Environmental Crisis-Human Dimension
Summary
The first BRICs-Think-Tank Summit was held by the Institute for Applied Economic Research in April 2010. This collection of conference papers, presented by the BRIC countries' scholars, examine the major issues facing these nations including the global financial crisis, international trade, climate change, foreign direct investment, technological innovation and global governance
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Text in English with some in Chinese and Portuguese