02831nam 2200625 a 450 991045950880332120200520144314.01-282-53487-497866125348740-19-975080-7(CKB)2670000000014518(EBL)510295(OCoLC)609861622(SSID)ssj0000360008(PQKBManifestationID)11278978(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000360008(PQKBWorkID)10325754(PQKB)10772542(MiAaPQ)EBC510295(Au-PeEL)EBL510295(CaPaEBR)ebr10386109(EXLCZ)99267000000001451820100615h20102009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe fat tail[electronic resource] the power of political knowledge in an uncertain world /Ian Bremmer and Preston KeatNew York Oxford University Press2010, c20091 online resource (273 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-973727-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Preface to the Paperback Edition; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 Dealing with Uncertainty; 3 Geopolitics; 4 Political Risk and Capital Markets; 5 Domestic Instability-Revolution, Civil War, State Failure; 6 Terrorism; 7 Expropriation; 8 Regulatory Risk; 9 Reporting and Warning; Conclusion; Notes; IndexAs Ian Bremmer and Preston Keat reveal in this innovative book, volatile political events such as the 2008 Georgia-Russia confrontation--and their catastrophic effects on business--happen much more frequently than investors imagine. On the curve that charts both the frequency of these events and the power of their impact, the ""tail"" of extreme political instability is not reassuringly thin but dangerously fat. Featuring a new Foreword that accounts for the cataclysmic effects of the 2008 financial crisis, The Fat Tail is the first book to both identify the wide range of political risks thatRisk managementPolitical aspectsInvestmentsPolitical aspectsCountry riskManagementPolitical stabilityEvaluationElectronic books.Risk managementPolitical aspects.InvestmentsPolitical aspects.Country riskManagement.Political stabilityEvaluation.332.6Bremmer Ian1969-601104Keat Preston902992MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910459508803321The fat tail2018637UNINA