Another BRIC in the wall? South Africa's developmental impact and contradictory rise in Africa and beyond

European Journal of Development Research

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 223-241

  Carmody, Pádraig ^a,b  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

BRICS; development; globalisation; governance; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC IMPACT; ECONOMIC REFORM; GLOBALIZATION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HEGEMONY; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS; POLITICAL ECONOMY; POLITICAL POWER; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; STATE ROLE;

CHINA; INDIA; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84859198626     PISSN: 09578811     EISSN: 17439728     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/ejdr.2012.8     Document Type: Article

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