Citizens' wealth : why (and how) sovereign funds should be managed by the people for the people /
Cummine, Angela, 1981-
Citizens' wealth : why (and how) sovereign funds should be managed by the people for the people / Angela Cummine. - 1 online resource (xiv, 280 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"In 2006, Chile teemed with protesters after finance minister Andres Velasco invested budget surpluses from the nation's historic copper boom in two Sovereign Wealth Funds. A year later, when prices plummeted and unemployment soared, Chile's government was able to stimulate recovery by drawing on the funds. State-owned investment vehicles that hold public funds in a wide range of assets, Sovereign Wealth Funds enable governments to access an unprecedented degree of wealth. Consequently, more countries are seeking to establish them. Looking at Chile, China, Australia, Singapore, and numerous other examples, including a comparative analysis of Britain and Norway's use of oil revenues, Angela Cummine tackles the key ethical questions surrounding their use, including: To whom does the wealth belong? How should the funds be managed, invested, and distributed? With sovereign funds--and media attention--continuing to grow, this is an invaluable look at a hotly debated economic issue"--
0300222114 9780300222111
942338 MIL
Sovereign wealth funds.
Investments--Political aspects.
Democracy.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--International--Economics.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Public Policy--Economic Policy.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Government & Business.
HISTORY--Modern--21st Century.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
HJ3801 / .C86 2016eb
332.67/252
Citizens' wealth : why (and how) sovereign funds should be managed by the people for the people / Angela Cummine. - 1 online resource (xiv, 280 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"In 2006, Chile teemed with protesters after finance minister Andres Velasco invested budget surpluses from the nation's historic copper boom in two Sovereign Wealth Funds. A year later, when prices plummeted and unemployment soared, Chile's government was able to stimulate recovery by drawing on the funds. State-owned investment vehicles that hold public funds in a wide range of assets, Sovereign Wealth Funds enable governments to access an unprecedented degree of wealth. Consequently, more countries are seeking to establish them. Looking at Chile, China, Australia, Singapore, and numerous other examples, including a comparative analysis of Britain and Norway's use of oil revenues, Angela Cummine tackles the key ethical questions surrounding their use, including: To whom does the wealth belong? How should the funds be managed, invested, and distributed? With sovereign funds--and media attention--continuing to grow, this is an invaluable look at a hotly debated economic issue"--
0300222114 9780300222111
942338 MIL
Sovereign wealth funds.
Investments--Political aspects.
Democracy.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--International--Economics.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Public Policy--Economic Policy.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Government & Business.
HISTORY--Modern--21st Century.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
HJ3801 / .C86 2016eb
332.67/252