Emerging powers, emerging markets, emerging societies

By Xing Li, Steen Fryba Christensen

Subjects: Politics and government, China, foreign relations, Brazil, economic conditions, Developing countries, politics and government, Economic development -- Developing countries, Foreign relations, Brazil, foreign relations, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Globalization, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development, BRIC countries -- Foreign relations, Economic development, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Economic Policy, Developing countries -- Economic conditions, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Economic Conditions, Developing countries, foreign relations, Economic conditions, Developing countries, economic conditions, India, foreign relations, Russia (federation), foreign relations, Developing countries -- Politics and government, BRIC countries -- Economic conditions, Developing countries -- Foreign relations, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General

Description: "The rise of emerging or new powers has recently become one of the most researched areas in International Relations. While most studies focus on relations between traditional and emerging powers, this edited collection turns the focus 180 degrees and asks how countries outside these two power sets have reacted to the emerging new world order. Are emerging powers creating a united front in a struggle to change the global order, or are they more concerned with national interests? Are we seeing major changes in the global order, or simply an adjustment by the traditional powers to the emergence of new contenders? In order to the answer these questions, the authors take a broad thematic approach in analyzing recent trends in the interplay between states, markets and societies, concentrating in particular on Latin America, Africa, the Middle East and Europe, and on the three major emerging powers: China, India and Brazil"--