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  • Rising Powers and South-South Cooperation

    Editat de Kevin Gray, Barry Gills ...
    Seria seria ThirdWorlds
    This book examines the extent to which a space has opened up in recent years for the so-called "rising powers" of the global South to offer an alternative to contemporary global economic and political governance through emergent forms of South-South cooperation. In contrast to the Third Worldism of the past, the contemporary rising powers share in common the fact that their recent growth owes much ... Citiți mai mult

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    This volume contributes to the growing debate surrounding the impact that the rising powers may or may not be having on contemporary global political and economic governance. Through studies of Brazil, India, China, and other important developing countries within their respective regions such as Turkey and South Africa, we raise the question of the extent to which the challenge posed by the rising ... Citiți mai mult

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    Seria seria Routledge Studies in Development and Society
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