Economic growth and social development of nations are critical topics for businesspeople; they are the needle in the gauge of market capacity. The countries in this section are not global powers, but they are not a side show on the global stage. They are part of a group of rising middle powersrising middle powers that will have growing influence in international affairs in coming decades. Each has followed a different development path. Some approaches have worked. Others have failed. Some have stalled. That contrast makes them worth examining.