The world economy is going through its biggest transformation in a relatively short space time. There have been many … seems little understood. In turn, there has been little preparation for, or adjustment to, this changing world, though if …. We highlight the dramatic degree of the shifts taking place in world GDP and trade and include fresh projections of what …

Economy. Firstly, it aims to deepen our understanding of the emergence of the BRICs in the world economy. To this end, a … macroeconomic analysis is carried out with the aim of making clear the changes the BRICs have brought to the world economy. Secondly …, an analysis is made of the extent to which the global economic crisis has enhanced the role of the BRICs in the world …