Economics

Business cases 2e is a case study book which is complementary to the Introduction to Business Management product suite. It is written for first-year Business Management students.

Nearly all the discussions to date about BRICS have been uncritical. Many well-known analysts have greeted it with outright enthusiasm, on the mistaken perception that it represents a new power bloc that will democratise the world order or offer an emerging economic market for financial investors.

Why has Africa become such an important priority for Britain's foreign policy? What interests and Values is the UK seeking to uphold? Why has aid to Africa more than tripled over the past decade? How has the UK's involvement in the War on Terror affected its efforts there?