Pick one of the BRICs countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China) and analyze its political structure (collective vs. individual and democratic vs. totalitarian) compared with your home country. What is the greatest difference that exists? What is your assessment of the political risk to a business entering that country?
What will be an ideal response?
Basic political structure of each country (Students can also argue about which structure most accurately describes the BRICs country chosen and how a general movement toward more openness and trade is changing the hard definition of each political structure.):
• Brazil: Federal Republic, Collective and Democratic
• Russia: Federation, Collective and Democratic
• India: Federal Republic, Collective and Democratic
• China: Communist, Collective (signs of individual) and Totalitarian
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