Investing in BRIC Countries: Evaluating Risk and Governance in Brazil, Russia, India, and China

Chart a course for success in the fertile terrain of BRIC investing!The world's largest and fastest-growingemerging markets are those of the BRICnations-Brazil, Russia, India, and China.Combined, these countries house more than40 percent of the world's population, andtheir respective GDPs are growing at animpressive rate.This economic success comes partly from atrend toward good corporate governance, aconcept virtually unheard of in these fournations just a decade ago. Still, the BRICshave a long way to go. Corruption, doubledealings,and other conflicts of interest areregular business practices for far too manycompanies. Although investing in BRICnations can be wildly profitable, you mustfamiliarize yourself with the realities oftheir corporate governance to avoid catastrophe.With Investing in BRIC Countries, youare equipped with the best available toolfor detecting the signs of poor governance.Edited by Standard & Poor's (R) equityresearch and governance group, it detailsthe group