Hartmut Elsenhans is Professor Emeritus of International Relations at Leipzig University.Salvatore Babones is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Sydney.

Hartmut Elsenhans is Professor Emeritus of International Relations at Leipzig University.Salvatore Babones is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Sydney.

Introduction
1. The BRICS Trajectories: Economic, Political, and Social
2. The Role of the State in Economic Development
3. Mass Demand as the Basis of Growth
4. Selective Links to the World Market
Conclusion