Analyzing the Impact of BRICS+ Nations' Trade Policies on Global Economies

Zamokuhle Mbandlwa (Durban University of Technology, South Africa), Fulufhelo Godfrey Netswera (BRICS Research Institute, South Africa), and Sergei A. Smirnov (St. Petersburg State University, Russia)

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DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3693-7969-1

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Analyzing the impact of BRICS+ nations' trade policies on global economies offers valuable insights into the shifting dynamics of international trade and economic power. As the original BRICS group (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) expands to include additional emerging economies, their influence on global markets continues to grow. These nations have implemented trade policies that challenge traditional economic structures and offer new opportunities for growth. Understanding the strategies and initiatives of BRICS+ nations, such as trade liberalization, regional integration, and investments in infrastructure, is crucial for assessing how their policies affect global trade flows, supply chains, and geopolitical relationships. Further analysis may provide a clearer picture of how these policies shape the global economic landscape and offer both risks and rewards for developed and developing countries alike.

Analyzing the Impact of BRICS+ Nations' Trade Policies on Global Economies delves into the complex dynamics of currency policies among the BRICS+ nations and their impact on trade and economic integration. It examines how differences in monetary policies, exchange rate regimes, and economic priorities among these nations can create challenges and opportunities for both intra-BRICS trade and global economic integration. This book covers topics such as income inequality, geopolitics, and global business, and is a useful resource for economists, business owners, policy makers, government officials, academicians, and researchers.

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The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to:

BRICS+ Nations
Developed and Developing Countries
Economics and Economic Theory
Exporting and Importing
Foreign Investment
Geopolitics
Global Business
Income Inequality
Infrastructure Development
Knowledge Management
Sustainability
Tourism and Hospitality
Trade Policy

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Zamokuhle Mbandlwa is an Associate Professor in the Department of Public Management and Economics at the Durban University of Technology (DUT). With a PhD in Public Administration, Mbandlwa has made significant scholarly contributions, including the publication of four books, three book chapters, and 76 peer-reviewed journal articles. Notably, IGI Global Scientific Publications has played a key role in supporting and facilitating the publication of his books, enhancing global accessibility to his academic work. Currently, he supervises Master’s and Doctoral candidates across the Faculty of Management Sciences and the Faculty of Accounting and Informatics. He has presented research papers at 21 international conferences and serve as a Visiting Professor at both Kabale University in Uganda and the Higher School of Economics (HSE) Public University in Russia. Since 30 November 2020, he has served as the Chairperson of the Institutional Forum at DUT and has been a Council Member since March 2022, with the term extending to July 2027. He also contributes as a member of the DUT Convocation Executive Committee and the DUT ENVISION2030 Strategy Implementation Support Practitioners (ISP). In addition to administrative and academic responsibilities, he is an Academic Editor for Springer Nature Social Sciences (SN Social Sciences) and six other scholarly journals, further exemplifying his commitment to advancing academic excellence and scholarly communication.

Fulufhelo (Fulu) Godfrey Netswera is the Executive Dean Faculty of Management Sciences at Durban University of Technology (DUT). He was headhunted to establish the DUT Business School which became functional in 2021. He concurrently heads the BRICS Research Institute which he established at DUT in 2022. Before DUT, he was the Director of the North West University Business School; the Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences at CPUT; Director of the South African BRICS Think Tank (SABTT) at the NIHSS; Director of the Turfloop Graduate School of Leadership (TGSL) at University of Limpopo; and Research Management Director at UNISA. He served as non-executive director at PIKITUP (City of Johannesburg); Non-executive Board member of the Human Sciences Research Council; Acting Chairperson and Vice Chairperson of the South African Business School Association; an Executive of Southern Africa Research and Innovation Management Association (SARIMA). He was Emerging Philanthropy Fellow at City University of New York. He was an adjunct Professor at TUT; is an Adjunct Professor at UTAMU in Uganda; a former Erasmus Mundus Fellow at Groningen University in Netherlands and is currently a Visiting Professor at the Lincoln International Business School in the UK. Netswera served as an Adjudicator for the Women in Sciences Awards (WISA) at Department of Science and Technology (DST) for many years and adjudicator at National Science and Technology Forum (NSTF) Research Awards. His recent publications include, Book 1: Higher Education and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Cross-National Perspectives on the Challenges and Management of Higher Education in Crisis Times published by Brill; Book 2: State-owned enterprises in Africa and the economics of public service delivery published by OASIS; Book 3: COVID9 and climate change in BRICS nations by Routledge; Book4: Entrepreneurship in the BRICS Economic Development and growth in the post pandemic era by Routledge; Book 5: Innovation and developed of agriculture systems by Palgrave McMillan.

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