Notes

The phrase was first coined to describe Africa by The Economist on the front cover of its 13 May 2000 edition.

BRICs refers to Brazil, Russia, India and China. The acronym was coined by Goldman Sachs in 2001 to describe the rapid developing emerging economies of the South.

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Notes on contributors

Sanusha Naidu

  *Research Director, China in Africa Programme, FAHAMU, Stellenbosch, Cape Town, South Africa. Email: [email protected].

Lucy Corkin

 **Research Associate, Africa-Asia Centre, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. Email: [email protected].

Hayley Herman

***Research Manager, Centre for Chinese Studies, Stellenbosch University, South Africa. Email: [email protected].

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