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Why China & Brazil must become more alike

Rapid development in Brazil and China has been driven by radically different growth models: whereas Brazil has relied on high levels of consumption, China has depended on high rates of investment. But both countries are reaching the limits of their respective models of development – with the result that economic growth is likely to slow over the next decade.

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