LEADER 02831nam 2200625 a 450 001 9910459508803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-53487-4 010 $a9786612534874 010 $a0-19-975080-7 035 $a(CKB)2670000000014518 035 $a(EBL)510295 035 $a(OCoLC)609861622 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000360008 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11278978 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000360008 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10325754 035 $a(PQKB)10772542 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC510295 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL510295 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10386109 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000014518 100 $a20100615h20102009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe fat tail$b[electronic resource] $ethe power of political knowledge in an uncertain world /$fIan Bremmer and Preston Keat 210 $aNew York $cOxford University Press$d2010, c2009 215 $a1 online resource (273 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-973727-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; 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; Index 330 $aAs 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 that 606 $aRisk management$xPolitical aspects 606 $aInvestments$xPolitical aspects 606 $aCountry risk$xManagement 606 $aPolitical stability$xEvaluation 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aRisk management$xPolitical aspects. 615 0$aInvestments$xPolitical aspects. 615 0$aCountry risk$xManagement. 615 0$aPolitical stability$xEvaluation. 676 $a332.6 700 $aBremmer$b Ian$f1969-$0601104 701 $aKeat$b Preston$0902992 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910459508803321 996 $aThe fat tail$92018637 997 $aUNINA