Brics Global Perspectives

• Author: E. Gladun
• Position: Tyumen State University (Tyumen, Russia)
• Pages: 100-104

BRICS LAW JOURNAL Volume IV (2017) Issue 1

BOOK REVIEW NOTES

BRICS GLoBaL PERSPECTIVES*

ELENA GLADUN,

Tyumen State University (Tyumen, Russia)

DOI: 10.21684/2412-2343-2017-4-1-100-104

Recommended citation: Elena Gladun, BRICS Global Perspectives, 4(1) BRICS Law

Journal 100–104 (2017).

In 2001, the world began talking about the BRICs – Brazil, Russia, India and

China – as a potential powerhouse of the world economy. Today, the BRICS (South

Africa b ecame a mem ber of the bloc in 2010) and their activitie s are one of the

most discussed issues in global economics and international politics. The acronym

“BRICs” was initially formulated in 2001 by economist Jim O’Neill, of Goldman

Sachs, in a report on growth prospects for the economies of Brazil, Russia, India

and China – which together represented a signicant share of the world’s production

and population. There are two opposite views on the BRICS bloc nowadays – from

regarding the countries as the rapidly emerging economies and political powers that

will be the “strategic pillars” of a renewed international system by 2050 to denying

the BRICS have any real potential to become a true driver in the global arena.

In Do the BRICS Still Matter? Marcos Degaut, a political adviser at the Brazilian

House of Representatives and former intelligence ocer at the Brazilian Intelligence

Agency, who holds a master’s degree in international relations and a bachelor’s

degree in international law from the University of Brasilia, brings in-depth analysis

and profound study to address the background and future of the BRICS, focusing

on the countries’ social, political, economic and cultural characteristics. The book

provides the reader with a penetrating discussion of the BRICS countries’ common

* Reviewed book: Marcos Degaut, Do the BRICS Still Matter? (Washington, DC: Center for Strategic and

International Studies, 2015).