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The Shadow Market: How Sovereign Wealth Funds Secretly Dominate the Global Economy (Paperback)
Eric J. Weiner (author)
£9.99
Paperback
320 Pages
Published: 01/09/2011
Published: 01/09/2011
The most potent force in global commerce today isn’t Wall Street, the multinational banks, or the governments of the G7 countries. In this brilliant and startling investigation, acclaimed business reporter Eric J. Weiner uncovers the real powers guiding our shaky recovery from the worldwide financial crisis and shaping the economy of our future.
Taking advantage of the current recession and the liquidity problems in the United States and Europe, cash-flush nations such as China, Abu Dhabi, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, and even Norway are using sovereign wealth funds and other investment vehicles to secure major holdings in multinational corporations as well as massive tracts of farmland and natural resources.
This is the Shadow Market, quietly controlling political agendas as well as the flow of capital in the West – and assembling gigantic investment portfolios that will form the power structure of tomorrow’s economy.
Taking advantage of the current recession and the liquidity problems in the United States and Europe, cash-flush nations such as China, Abu Dhabi, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, and even Norway are using sovereign wealth funds and other investment vehicles to secure major holdings in multinational corporations as well as massive tracts of farmland and natural resources.
This is the Shadow Market, quietly controlling political agendas as well as the flow of capital in the West – and assembling gigantic investment portfolios that will form the power structure of tomorrow’s economy.
Publisher: Oneworld Publications
ISBN: 9781851688227
Number of pages: 320
Dimensions: 198 x 129 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
"Weiner out-hustles the global influence peddlers."
"Alarming… A bleak survey of how flush authoritarian governments deploy financial means to achieve geopolitical ends."
"Disturbing… Weiner succeeds in making the case that something fundamental has changed in the world with the rise of Eastern and Middle Eastern economies, and that is worth paying attention to."
"Remarkable"
" Highly informative and genuinely startling, Eric J. Weiner's account of the shift of global power is a wake-up call… A must-read for anyone interested in the future of the global economy or how and where to invest your money."
"Highly informative and genuinely startling, Eric J. Weiner's account of the shift of global power is a wake-up call… A must-read for anyone interested in the future of the global economy or how and where to invest your money."
“An eye-opener… A revealing – and troubling – overview of the uses of money and power at the international level.”
"Informative, admirably lucid..."
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