This expert volume explores the development cooperation policies of China, India, Brazil, and South Africa and compares them with those of Mexico and Western actors. In exploring the motivation and execution of these countries" development policies, the volume analyzes how South-South cooperation has evolved, and where it differs from traditional development cooperation. This vital new collection brings together first-hand experience from a range of national experts from these countries, to provide a forward-looking analysis of global frameworks and the evolution of a possible convergence of traditional and emerging development actors.