Ebook: The Political Economy of Intra-BRICS Cooperation: Challenges and Prospects

This book uses the idea of internal cohesion through intra-BRICS cooperation to make the argument that the next phase in the evolution of BRICS is to strengthen cooperation among BRICS countries in the implementation of decisions taken. There is a risk that what the BRICS promises and what it represents both in the eyes of its friends and foes might not materialise in the absence of central institutions. So, the book calls for the deepening intra-BRICS cooperation across all policy areas where there are already undertakings could help mitigate this risk.

Siphamandla Zondi is Professor in the Department of Politics and International Relations and Acting Director of Institute for Pan-African Thought & Conversation at the University of Johannesburg. He chairs the South African BRICS Think Tank, which facilitates the participation of researchers in BRICS policy development processes. He is Editor of International Journal of African Renaissance Studies, the African Journal of Political Science, and the Journal of BRICS Studies.