By 2050, the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) are projected to make up more than half the world’s GDP. (Goldman Sachs) Already, China is the world’s fourth largest economy, but with a GDP per capita 10 times less than the US. As Parag Khanna of the New York Times would say, the “second world” is taking over. So, what’s going on in each of these four countries? I’ll be traveling to all four in 2009 and would love to talk with you about your experiences in each place and your prognostications for a globalized world. Check out my blog at www.brictour.blogspot.com.
More from BIL 2009
- "Material Social Change" How a fabric company is transforming lives in local communities globally — Eve Blossom
- 10 Lessons I Learned from Starting Companies in a Downturn — Francine Hardaway
- 15 minutes with an evil genius — Whurley
- A Garage-Level Biomedical Research Effort is Taking on Death — John Schloendorn
More on Society & Politics
- Advancement of the TED Prize — Bill Erickson
- Always the Next Human — Quinn Norton
- Anonymous and the Tools of Revolution — Lorraine Murphy
- Bay Area Housing Crisis: Lessons from History — Kim-Mai Cutler