Sustainable Development: A Contextual Analysis of BRICS' Case Desarrollo Sostenible: Un Análisis Contextual del Caso BRICS

This study aims to make a comparison between the economic, environmental and social dimensions of the BRICS members in order to provide a contextual perspective of sustainable development in these countries. The data collected for the present investigation were obtained from sustainability indicators mentioned by the literature and available on the website of the World Bank, for the period between 2006 and 2013. It was observed that, in relation to economic and social development,