Why Corruption Still Matters in the BRICs

Foreign Policy magazine has an excellent review of a new memoir detailing the sordid history of Ikea’s battles with Russian corruption in its attempts to expand into one of the “big 4″ emerging markets.  It’s a sobering reminder of just how seriously corruption and abusive government regulation can negatively impact investment opportunities abroad, even in the BRIC countries.

You can access the full article here.