The brave new world / / edited by Theodore H. Moran

• Pubblicazione: Washington, DC, : World Bank, c2004
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: xi, 238 pages : illustrations ; ; 24 cm
• Disciplina: 368/.094
• Soggetto topico: Investment guaranty insurance; Risk (Insurance); Country risk; Investments, Foreign; International business enterprises; Risk management - Political aspects; September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 - Economic aspects; Risk (Insurance) - Argentina
• Altri autori: MoranTheodore H. <1943->
• Note generali: Based on the MIGA-Georgetown University Symposium on International Political Risk Management, held at Georgetown University on Oct. 25, 2002.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- List of Acronyms -- Introduction -- Part One Political Risk Insurance Providers: In the Aftermath of the September 11 Attacks and Argentine Crisis -- Overview -- Political Risk Insurance after September 11 and the Argentine Crisis: A Public Provider's Perspective -- Political Risk Insurance after September 11 and the Argentine Crisis: An Underwriter's View from London -- The Impact of September 11 on Trade Credit and Political Risk Insurance: A Private Insurer's Perspective from New York -- In the Aftermath of September 11 and the Argentine Crisis: A Private Reinsurer's Perspective -- Commentary on Political Risk Insurance Providers in the Aftermath of September 11 and the Argentine Crisis -- Part Two Political Risk Insurance in the Aftermath of September 11 and the Argentine Crisis: Demand Side Issues -- Overview -- PRI and the Rise (and Fall?) of Private Investment in Public Infrastructure -- Political Risk Insurance as Penicillin? A Lender's Perspective -- Commentary on Political Risk Insurance in the Aftermath of the September 11 Attacks and the Argentine Crisis: An Underwriter's View -- Commentary on Political Risk Insurance in the Aftermath of the September 11 Attacks and the Argentine Crisis: A Lender's Perspective -- Part Three Shall the Twain Meet? Finding Common Ground or Uncommon Solutions -- Overview -- Finding Common Ground or Uncommon Solutions: An Independent Consultant's Perspective -- Shall the Twain Meet? Finding Common Ground or Uncommon Solutions: A Broker's Perspective -- Political Risk Management: A Strategic Perspective -- Commentary on Finding Common Ground or Uncommon Solutions: A Private Provider's View -- Commentary on Finding Common Ground or Uncommon Solutions: A Public Provider's View -- Appendixes -- I Biographies of Authors. ; II Political Risk Investment Insurance: The International Market and MIGA -- III International Political Risk Management: Exploring New Frontiers (Table of Contents and ordering information) -- IV More About MIGA -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: International Political Risk Management, Volume 2: The Brave New World is the latest in a series based on the MIGA-Georgetown University Symposium on International Political Risk Management. Volumes in this series offer leading-edge assessments of needs and capabilities in the international political risk insurance industry. These assessments come from 18 experts in the fields of international investment, finance, insurance, and academe. Contributors to this volume consider 'The Brave New World of the political risk insurance industry in the wake of September 11, 2001, the Argentine economic crisis, and other upheavals. The book begins with the supply-side perspective of insurers and then turns to the concerns of investors and lenders, in particular those involved in large infrastructure projects in emerging markets. It concludes with in-depth assessments of new challenges to definitions and coverage of currency transfer, expropriation, breach of contract, and political force majeure.
• Titolo autorizzato: The brave new world
• ISBN: 1-280-08640-8; 9786610086405; 0-585-48643-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910963768403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: International political risk management ; ; v. 2.