Fast to succeed, slow on human rights

The excessive focus on economic development in emerging nations could sideline civil and human rights issues, casting considerable doubt on the stability of the transformation process these countries would like to achieve.

 A‘thin, green line’ connects emerging markets; their desire for a more prominent role on the world stage, but also hope for a fair and just society. The recent protests in Turkey and Brazil seem to prove the point. The Turkish uprising began with a spontaneousdemonstration to protect the trees in Istanbul’s Gezi Park, opposing plans by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to turn the park into a shopping centre.

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