Rise of the State, The: Profitable Investing and Geopolitics in the 21st Century
- By Yiannis G. Mostrous, Elliott H. Gue, David F. Dittman
- Published Aug 9, 2010 by FT Press.
- Copyright 2011
- Dimensions: 6 X 9
- Pages: 304
- Edition: 1st
- Book
- ISBN-10: 0-13-715387-2
- ISBN-13: 978-0-13-715387-9
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Product Author Bios
Yiannis Mostrous (McLean, VA) is editor of SilkRoadInvestor.com, an online financial advisory dedicated to global markets. He has been covering global markets since 2001. Elliott Gue is editor of www.EnergyStrategist.com, the premier financial advisory dedicated solely to covering the complex energy markets, a field he has been covering since 2002. He is also Chief Editor of Personal Finance. David Dittman (Alexandria, VA) edits www.MapleLeafMemo.com, a weekly online financial journal dedicated to economic, investment, regulatory and legislative developments in Canada. He holds a JD from Villanova University.
If you want to make money in the coming decade, you need to understand the two most powerful trends that are reshaping global markets right now: the growth of emerging economies, and the accelerating influence of sovereign wealth funds. Both trends share one crucial characteristic: they reflect the rising role of government actors, and make it more important for investors to understand geopolitics than ever before. These trends emerged well before the global financial and economic crisis, and that crisis has only strengthened them. In The Rise of the State, three leading investment advisors tell the hidden story of state investment power, and offer more than 70 specific investment recommendations you can start profiting from right now. The authors illuminate trends ranging from the new rise of Asia to the massive migration of individuals to cities worldwide - identifying implications and opportunities in areas ranging from energy to water, healthcare to education. You'll find powerful new insights into the surprising - and mostly positive - impact of sovereign wealth funds both within and outside the U.S. You'll also learn how to ride alongside these funds, understand their goals and strategies, and invest in the companies and industries they've identified as offering the greatest potential.
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A Primer of Global Investment Opportunities, By
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One of the most dramatic new developments in the international finance over the past decade has been the rise of the Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWF). These are the state-owned investment funds that hold large amounts of stocks, bonds and other assets. Most of SWFs have been created in the developing resource-rich countries that owned excessive amounts of cash and had very little external debt. In a sense, SWFs were means for these countries to diversify their state-owned portfolios. Most of these funds are having a very significant impact on the world markets. There have also been some highly publicized cases of bad investments by SWFs, such as the cash infusion into the big Wall Street companies followed by the subprime mortgage crisis. The biggest concern, however, with the SWFs is their potential impact on the strategic and policy decisions. Many people in the developed countries are concerned with the influence that these funds can have on the political systems and security in the...
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informative but titled incorrectly, By
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In thirteen chapters, the authors dissect the age of commodities rather than state of the State and its rise. The book, cryptic and written in monotonous predictable sentences, reads like an investors' crib sheet with short overviews of oil, oil exploration, natural gas, coal, water, the impact of the BRICs and other Asian countries (Mongolia, Cambodia and Vietnam). The background of oil and natural gas is of interest, the prognostication on China and its future growth informative, and, the authors appear knowledgeable and enthusiastic about investing in emerging markets. But, anyone looking for an assault or analysis of the emergence of State controlled entities can search elsewhere.
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Mistitled in a way, By
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This book is really about the rise of the State and Energy -- I think. It's a good book. I don't know if there are a ton of advice for the run of the mill middle class America, but if you're an avid trader or you do international investment or are just interested in international business, this book is certainly a fresh take on the rise of the state by some businesssmen who have a lot of experience in the industry.I wouldn't take it as gospel but certain, it presents some very concrete advice and data points that should be taken into consideration. Consider reating it just be aware, it's not "just" about Sovereign Wealth Funds. |
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The Rise of the State: Profitable Investing and Geopolitics in the 21st Century --Tectonic Shifts
The Rise of the State: Profitable Investing and Geopolitics in the 21st Century, Past and Prologue
Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Chapter 1: Tectonic Shifts 9
Chapter 2: The Wealth of Sovereigns 27
Chapter 3: The Road to Pan-Asia 47
Chapter 4: Rumble in the Jungle 67
Chapter 5: A New Oil Age 83
Chapter 6: To the Ends of the Earth 111
Chapter 7: Natural Gas: The 21st-Century Fuel 135
Chapter 8: Coal: The World’s Workhorse 163
Chapter 9: The Other Energy 181
Chapter 10: Water Is Money 199
Chapter 11: Back to the Future 221
Chapter 12: Age, Youth, and Upward Mobility 239
Chapter 13: The Asian Frontiers: Mongolia, Cambodia, Vietnam 261
Index 281
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