Is Russia Still a BRIC?
Can Russia break its dependence on oil and diversify its economy (its so-called resource curse)? Aleksandr Gevorkyan argues that it has the potential and may be well on the way to doing so—that is, beating the curse and becoming a full-fledged global player again.
The new multinational corporations from transition countries
Abstract In the last decade, outward foreign direct investment (FDI) from transition countries (TCs) has emerged. The new multinational corporations (MNCs) from TCs are quite different from the former “red multinationals” (1), we describe the emergence of these new MNCs (2) and then provide econometric testing of the relationship between outward FDI and the level of economic development in home country that fits with TCs (3).
Food security among asylum seekers in Melbourne
Objectives: This research explores food insecurity among asylum seekers who are members of the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) in Melbourne, Australia.