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Book SynopsisThe worldwide rise of sovereign wealth funds is emblematic of the ongoing transformation of nation-state economic prospects. Sovereign Wealth Funds maps the global footprints of these financial institutions, examining their governance and investment management, and issues of domestic and international legitimacy. Through a variety of case studies--
Trade Review"[T]he book represents a genuinely excellent introduction to SWFs with respect to questions of legitimacy, governance and rationale. It is also extremely clearly organized and written; it is, in fact, a model of clean, precise and unadorned prose. Although the vast bulk of the book has previously been published elsewhere, in very similar form, in the shape of eight journal articles, it pulls together those existing materials in an impressively coherent, persuasive and ultimately very useful way."--Brett Christophers, Journal of Economic Geography "SWFs lie at the intersection of finance, politics, macroeconomics, international relations. They recently grew in size, influence and power. They are destined to continue to raise the attention of an ever growing public of scholars and practitioners for its multidimensional relevance. This book contributes to challenge and satisfy the curiosity of this growing public."--Valeria Miceli, Journal of Economics "[T]his book not only constitutes perhaps the most in-depth and insightful investigation of SWFs to date, but the book makes a contribution to broader debates over globalization and state economic intervention."--Daniel Haberly, Journal of Economic Geography
Table of ContentsList of Figures and Tables ix Preface xi Acknowledgments xix 1Introduction 1 2The Rise of Sovereign Wealth Funds 13 3Rethinking the "Sovereign" in Sovereign Wealth Funds 30 4The Virtues of Long-Term Commitment: Australia's Future Fund 46 5The Ethics of Global Investment: Norway's Government Pension Fund 67 6Insurer of Last Resort: Singapore's Government Investment Corporation 86 7Legitimacy, Trade, and Global Imbalances: The China Investment Corporation 105 8Modernity, Imitation, and Performance: The Gulf States' Funds 121 9Conclusion: Form and Function in the Twenty-First Century 137 Appendix: Scoping Best Practice 155 Notes 163 References 173 Index 195
