Structural Change and Industrial Development in the BRICS

This Book Provides A Unique And Timely Analysis Of The Role Of Structural Change In The Economic Development Of Brazil, Russia, India, China, And South Africa (brics) With A Consideration For The Role Of Industry, And In Particular Manufacturing. The Emergence Of Brics Reflects An Ongoing Change In The International Economic Order. Brics Now Account For Very Substantial Part Of Global Gdp, Global Manufactured Value Added And Global Manufactured Exports. The Book Examines Their Economic Experiences And Structural Change In Brics Over The Past Three Decades, Identifying Both Differences And Commonalities, And Deriving Lessons For Other Industrializing Countries. Section I Contains Comparative Studies Focusing On The Commonalities And Differences Of The Experiences Of Brics. Section Ii Includes Six Country Studies Providing A More Detailed Analysis Of The Long-run Experiences Of Each Of The Countries. Section Iii Consists Of A Set Of Seven Thematic Studies Focusing On Specific Topics Such As Global Value Chains, The Role Of Transnational Corporations In The Food Chain, The Role Of Foreign Versus Domestic Investment, The Role Of Domestic Versus Foreign Demand In Economic Growth The Diffusion Of Environmental Energy Technology And The Similarities, And The Differences In Industrial Policies Pursued In The Five Countries. The Book Contains A Summary Chapter That Provides An Integrated Perspective Of The Various Contributions From The Point Of View Of Poverty Reduction And Development. It Asks, Whether The Patterns Of Structural Change And Industrial Development That Brics Experienced, Had An Impact On Poverty Outcomes, And If So, What Where The Channels And The Consequences?-- Part I. Comparative Analysis. Structural Change In The Brics's Manufacturing Industries / Nobuya Haraguchi And Gorazd Rezonja -- Deconstructing The Brics : Structural Transformation And Aggregate Productivity Growth / Gaaitzen J. De Vries, Abdul A. Erumban, Marcel P. Timmer, Ilya Voskoboynikov, And Harry X. Wu -- Part Ii. Country Experiences. Industrial Upgrading And Poverty Reduction In China / Justin Yiful Lin And Miaojie Yu -- Structural Change, Employment, And Poverty Alleviation In China / Ximing Yue -- Industrialization In The Russian Federation / Boris Kuznetsov, Vladimir Gimpelson, And Andrei Yakovlev -- Industrial Growth And Structural Change : Brazil In A Long-run Perspective / Dante Mendes Aldrighi And Renato Perim Colistete -- Structural Change, Industrialization, And Poverty Reduction : The Case Of India / Aradhna Aggarwal And Nagesh Kumar -- The Structure And Performance Of Marketing In South Africa / David Ellis Kaplan -- Part Iii. Thematic Perspecitves. The Dynamics Of Global Value Chain Development : A Brics Perspective / Frederick Nixson -- Foreign Multinational Enterprises In The Food And Beverages Industries Of The Brics / Ruth Rama -- Industrialization And Technological Change In The Brics : The Role Of Foreign And Domestic Investment / Wim Naudé, Adam Szirmai, And Alejandro Lavopa -- Investment, Technological Change, And Industrial Development : The Case Of China / Yanyun Zhao And Siming Liu -- Internal And External Demand And Manufacturing Development In The Brics / John Weiss -- The Diffusion Of Renewable Energy Technologies In The Brics / Michiko Iizuka, Eva Dantas, And Isabel Maria Bodas Freitas -- Industrial Policy In The Brics : Similarities, Differences, And Future Challenges / Michele Di Maio -- Part Iv. Conclusion. Conclusion / Wim Naudé, Adam Szirmai, And Nobuya Haraguchi. Edited By Wim Naudé, Adam Szirmai, And Nobuya Haraguchi. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.