Fat Tail the Power of Political Knowledge for Strategic Investing (H/C)

Civil Wars, Acts of Terror, Seizures of Private Industries--The World is a Dangerous Place for Investors. Indeed, It is More Dangerous Today Than Ten or Twenty Years Ago, Because of the Growing Importance of Emerging and Frontier Markets. Even Many Relatively Passive or Risk Averse Investors Are Exposed in Places Like Turkey, China, and Brazil. but While They Recognize the Importance of Political Risks, Until Now They Have Not the Right Tools to Analyze, Evaluate, and Predict Them. This Groundbreaking Book is the First to Both Identify the Wide Range of Political Risks That Global Firms Face and Show Investors How to Effectively Manage Them. Written by Two of the World's Leading Figures in Political Risk Management, It Explains That While the World Remains Exceedingly Risky for Businesses, It is by No Means Incomprehensible. Political Risk is Unpredictable, but It is Easier to Analyze and Manage Than Most People Think. Applying the Lessons of World History, Bremmer and Keat Survey a Va