The Rise of the State Profitable Investing and Geopolitics in the 21st Century

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Edition: 1st
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2010-08-09
Publisher(s): FT Press
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Summary

To earn profits in the coming decade, you must understand two enormous trends reshaping global markets: the growth of emerging economies and accelerating influence of sovereign wealth funds. This book reveals the hidden story of growing state investment power, and offers 70+ specific, timely investment recommendations flowing from it.

Author Biography

Yiannis G. Mostrous is Editor of the Silk Road Investor (www.SilkRoadInvestor.com), a financial advisory dedicated to emerging markets, a field that he has been covering since 2001. He is also an Associate Editor of Personal Finance, a widely circulated financial newsletter. He has been a guest on radio shows around the country and Canada. He is a coauthor of The Silk Road to Riches: How You Can Profit by Investing in Asia’s Newfound Prosperity. He holds an MBA degree from Marymount University.

 

Elliott H. Gue is Editor of The Energy Strategist, the premier financial advisory dedicated to energy markets, a field he has been covering since 2002. He is also editor of Personal Finance (www.pfnewsletter.com). He is a regular guest on “Clean Skies TV” (www.CleanSkies.com) and on radio shows in North America. He is a coauthor of The Silk Road to Riches: How You Can Profit by Investing in Asia’s Newfound Prosperity. He holds a Masters of Finance degree from the University of London.

 

David F. Dittman is Editor of the Maple Leaf Memo, a weekly newsletter dedicated to the analysis of the Canadian economy and financial markets. He is also an Associate Editor of Canadian Edge (www.CanadianEdge.com), a financial advisory that identifies investment opportunities in Canada. He holds a juris doctor from the Villanova University School of Law.

Table of Contents

Past and Prologuep. 1
Tectonic Shiftsp. 9
Peace and Prosperityp. 10
State Capitalismp. 12
The Great Gamep. 14
Polycentricismp. 19
Dividing the Worldp. 23
The Wealth of Sovereignsp. 27
Welcome to Americap. 30
The Next New Orderp. 38
The Road to Pan-Asiap. 47
Arabian Knightsp. 49
Vanguard of the Middle Kingdonp. 55
East Is Eastp. 61
Rumble in the Junglep. 67
China on the Leadp. 72
Of Tigers and Bearsp. 77
A New Oil Agep. 83
Oil for Transportationp. 86
The American Roadmapp. 88
The New Oil Agep. 91
The Supply Constraintp. 94
The Death of Cantarellp. 98
Fallen Giantsp. 102
To the Ends of the Earthp. 111
Brazil: King of the Deepp. 115
The Deepwater Gulfp. 118
West Africap. 119
Going Unconventionalp. 121
Russia, Iraq, and Iranp. 126
Beyond the Producersp. 130
Shifting Eastp. 132
Natural Gas: The 21st-Century Fuelp. 135
Electricity and Industrialp. 136
The Gas Choicep. 140
Liquid Energyp. 150
Unconventional Boomp. 154
The Conventional Choicep. 158
Coal: The World's Workhorsep. 163
Steam and Metp. 164
Environmental Issuesp. 169
Supplying the Demandp. 174
The Other Energyp. 181
Nuclear and Hydroelectricp. 183
Wind and Solarp. 191
Water Is Moneyp. 199
A Closer Look at Asiap. 201
The Water Investment Theme Is Under Wayp. 203
Is Under Wayp. 203
Demand Reductionp. 207
Improve Efficienciesp. 212
Fishing Profitsp. 214
Back to the Futurep. 221
China Shortens the Distancep. 222
Faster, Longer, Heavierp. 228
A Race Against Timep. 231
Beyond Railp. 235
Age, Youth, and Upward Mobilityp. 239
China Changes Its Coursep. 242
Pharma's Opportunityp. 243
Big Pharma Still Strongp. 246
Medical Products and Servicesp. 249
The Time for Educationp. 252
The Chinese Opportunityp. 256
Other Asian Educatorsp. 258
The Asian Frontiers: Mongolia, Cambodia, Vietnamp. 261
Mongoliap. 263
Thirty Years Afterp. 269
Vietnam's Doi Moip. 275
Indexp. 281
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