Adams, J., Pendlebury, D. & Stembridge, B. Building Bricks: Exploring the global research and innovation impact of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Korea, Thomson Reuters, 2013. ISBN: 978-1-904431-35-0. Pages: 26.

This report sets out to investigate the emergence of BRICK countries and snapshots the current BRICK research landscape, both as a whole and as separate entities. To capture their progress, the authors review key national indicators that underlie sustained growth and diversified innovation enjoyed by many of the G7 knowledge economies: R&D investment, human capital, research publications, academic and economic impact, as well as patent filings. The data in this report help define areas of strength and potential next steps to close the gap between ‘BRICK’ and G7 nations.

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