{"product_id":"take-the-money-and-run-9780313366130","title":"Take the Money and Run","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe author also uses domestic examples (Harvard's endowment, the California's state employees' retirement fund) to propose how the United States could create a sovereign wealth fund, speculating that such a fund could solve the looming Social Security funds shortfall.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\". . . a well-documented book calling attention to the current usefulness and the future dangers of SWFs. Best for strong international relations and business school collections. Summing Up: Recommended. General readers, upper-division undergraduate students, and above.\" - \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\". . . it is an essential primer that the concerned citizen needs to read to start making sense of the bewildering chaos of an economic recession that is being declared over before it is fully under way and of a global marketplace where major financial centers seem to have moved overnight to the capitals of once inconsequential nations. . . . Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner needs a copy of this authoritatively researched and accessibly written wake-up call.\" - \u003ci\u003eWashington Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Foreign countries are purchasing U.S. corporations outright -- and use sovereign wealth funds to generate returns. Explanations of how these funds work and who holds them makes this a top pick for political, social issues, and economic college-level collections alike!\"  - \u003ci\u003eMidwest Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface Sovereign Wealth Funds: The Peril and Potential for America  Chapter 1--The Sovereign Wealth Funds of Nations  Chapter 2--Birth of a Sovereign Wealth Fund: The China Investment Corporation  Chapter 3--Investing Like a Sovereign Wealth Fund  Chapter 4--Evaluating Sovereign Wealth Funds  Chapter 5--Trust but Verify  Chapter 6--Take the Money and Run","brand":"ABC-CLIO","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767367139671,"sku":"9780313366130","price":60.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780313366130.jpg?v=1758713071","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/take-the-money-and-run-9780313366130","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}