Download or read book Globalization and the BRICs written by Francesca Beausang and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-08-31 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the Eurozone faces an uncertain future and Obama struggles to demonstrate that America still has a superpower status, this book challenges the widespread perception that Brazil, Russia, India and China are becoming global economic and political powers, instead forecasting a decline rooted in excessive inequality and insufficient innovation.