Problem: What will a potential shift of the economic center of gravity from the traditional G-6 countries-United States, Japan, Germany, UK, France, and Italy-to the BRIC countries mean? Does it signal hope for a new wave of economic growth and new engines of regional prosperity to drive the global economy, or does it signal the fading importance of Europe and the United States? Will the rise of the BRIC countries signal the rise of middle classes within those countries or a further expansion of inequity in income distribution? How can governance challenges in each of the BRIC countries derail their economic growth? Resource challenges? Demography and population? The threat of conflict? Explain your answer and provide examples.