Over the last few decades, the country has used mining revenues to pave roads, strengthen law enforcement, advance education, and revitalize cities and towns. The country’s most serious remaining problems – poverty and social inequality – are unlikely to be ameliorated through cooperation with the other BRICS countries, all of which rank among the world’s most unequal societies.
类似地，没有明确的迹象表明南非一定要从金砖国家中获得什么好处。过去几十年来，南非用矿业收入铺设道路、强化法律实施、改善教育并激活城镇。南非最严重的待解决问题——贫困和社会不平等性——不可能通过与其他金砖国家合作解决，这五个国家名列世界最不平等社会行列。