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Building Cooperation between the BRICS and Leading Industrialized States
Author(s) -
Luckhurst Jonathan
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
latin american policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.195
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 2041-7373
pISSN - 2041-7365
DOI - 10.1111/lamp.12018
Subject(s) - bric , summit , general partnership , political science , construct (python library) , international relations , developed country , government (linguistics) , newly industrialized country , international trade , china , developing country , business , economics , economic growth , sociology , geography , politics , law , population , linguistics , philosophy , demography , physical geography , computer science , programming language
This article examines relations between the BRICS and leading industrialized states. It starts by analyzing the former's mutual relations, focusing on how the ideational construct presented by J im O 'Neill in his “ BRIC hypothesis” became formalized as a leader‐level diplomatic group at a summit in Y ekaterinburg, R ussia, in 2009. I evaluate how the BRICS have influenced international issues and whether “cooperation” or “conflict” characterizes their relations with key industrialized states, concluding that there has been greater multilateral cooperation since 2008, especially through international forums such as the G 20. The BRICS partnership is one of unequals , significant for international economic relations primarily due to C hina. This has had important consequences as the C hinese government has prioritized economic cooperation with leading industrialized states. Influential countries can continue to benefit by enhancing multilateral ties in what are often nonzero–sum situations.