BRICS

By Giasone Spada

The 5 countries, Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, have just decided to enlarge to 6 others, while 23 others are knocking on the door.
Is an alternative UN about to be born? What is the economic and strategic power of the BRICS? What prospects open up? Are the five countries cohesive and homogeneous? What is the impact on the climate?
The book seeks answers to these and numerous other questions, posing several that still await working hypotheses.
Many statistical data and images are inserted into the text in order to frame and clarify the topic covered.
An opportunity for those who want to learn more.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Mnamon
• Release date: Jan 18, 2024
• ISBN: 9788869496899

Giasone Spada

Giasone Spada, 50, was born in Fermo (Marche region) and lives in Novara. After graduating with a degree in Engineering, he completed his Masters in Applied Economics for Technology Studies in Paris, which he now teaches in the Faculty of Economic Engineering. He has previously published a collection of short stories, entitled Our Animal Companions, as well as various papers on Economics and Politics.

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Table of Contents

Presentation

Chapter 1: Introduction. BRICS as a Counterweight to the West

Chapter 2. History and Formation of BRICS: from acronym to reality

Chapter 3. BRICS Economic Policy: A Challenge to Western Domination

Chapter 4. The Rising Economic Power of the BRICS: Numbers and Implications

Chapter 5. Geopolitics: New Allies or Partnerships of Convenience?

Chapter 6. The Impact of BRICS on the International System: a paradigm shift?

Chapter 7. BRICS and Relations with the Developing World

Chapter 8. BRICS in the Digital World: Technology, Information and Cyber-Security

Chapter 9. The Internal Challenges of the BRICS: Politics, Economy and Society

Chapter 10. Future Prospects: Opportunities and Uncertainties

Appendix

1. e-commerce

2. Internet diffusion and network access

3. BRICS National Cards

4. Is there a risk of conflict that is not only economic?

5. Human rights: what are we talking about?

6. Sources and credits

BRICS

by Giasone Spada

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Spada, the author of this essay, says there is no doubt, "something is happening" and it is something that will have important repercussions in our future, for us Italians, Europeans, Atlanticists.

The picture that Spada outlines is disturbing, it suggests scenarios of a not too distant future, capable of upsetting the structure of rich countries. The emerging ones, if combined, constitute a competitive and alternative sphere of influence.

The book is interesting and reads quite quickly. It contains a quantity of news, data, statistics, which when put together give an evolving world picture amidst a thousand pitfalls, in the center of a stormy sea.

In addition to the data, it is appreciable to focus on discussions of objectives and strategies, which serve to clearly clarify the topic, the whys and the sequence of decisions that the world's greats make on our heads.

It is a complex and complicated world, the one we live in, we are hit by a bombardment of news, more or less curious, more or less important facts, some that create anxiety, few that lull us into a fleeting security.

BRICS is a book that brings some order.

Giasone Spada is an author we have already published, who is also passionate about politics and economics, topics he loves to explore in depth through readings and participation in debates, so that he can talk about them reasonably and with documented truthfulness.

He proposed this text to me because, although there are numerous books that deal with the topic, there is a lack of a more global and systemic vision, which observes the phenomenon from multiple points of view. By reading the book you understand the importance of the news it contains and how much more attention it should arouse.

Enjoy the reading,

Gilberto Salvi - Mnamon Editore

Chapter 1: Introduction. BRICS as a Counterweight to the West

The acronym BRICS has become more than just an aggregation of five emerging economies: it represents a coalition that intends to challenge Western political and economic hegemony. Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa are not only countries with rapid economic development, but are also nations that aspire to a more prominent role on the global stage. 

Before we dive into the details, it's important to clarify that the label anti-Western can be misleading. This is not necessarily direct hostility towards the West, at least not for all BRICS. For some, Russia and partly China, perhaps it is, but rather it represents an attempt to balance global power, offering alternatives to the Western models of governance, economy and diplomacy that dominate the international political and economic landscape. 

The emergence of BRICS as a geopolitical bloc is closely