The benefits of bilateral agreements in regard to international cartels are clear: only a synchronized and international approach will help the developing nations in protecting their markets from unfair competition practices. This article shows the state of anti-cartel policies and legislation...

This book focuses on the shift of power in the global economy from the traditionally dominant nations that comprise the OECD, or, even more narrowly, the G7, to emerging economies, perhaps led by the BRICS. The book explores whether remodelling of the power structure shaping the global economy...

This working paper forms part of South Africa's contributions to the BRICS Joint Working Group on Food and Agro-processing's overarching report on ‘The Global Food Value Chain and Competition Law and Policy in BRICS countries'. Constituted by the competition authorities of the BRICS countries,...

This paper assesses whether the level of taxation of motor fuel is broadly appropriate in a group of countries (OECD, BRICs and South Africa) accounting for more than 80 percent of world greenhouse gas emissions. The analysis deals with emissions from oil combustion in transport, which account...

This working paper forms part of South Africa's contributions to the BRICS Joint Working Group on Food and Agro-processing's overarching report on ‘The Global Food Value Chain and Competition Law and Policy in BRICS countries'. Constituted by the competition authorities of the BRICS countries,...

South Africa is rapidly approaching the end of Jacob Zuma's tenure as president. This report examines South Africa's current diplomatic, economic and other relations and presents a set of broad priorities that could help guide a post-Zuma presidency. Notably, Africa should remain the focus of...

The rise of the BRICS is evident to the general public yet little academic literature has been written regarding its collective role in the international scenario Rather, this coalition is widely considered to be solely a descriptive acronym of the emerging powers. This dissertation studies the...

This is a study assessing the attractiveness of South Africa as a manufacturing destination relative to other BRICS countries. The study followed a quantitative research approach by analysing a time series of World Bank data collected for the BRICS countries for the period between 1991 and 2010....