TY  - BOOK
AU  - Truman,Edwin M.
ED  - Peterson Institute for International Economics.
TI  - Sovereign wealth funds : :  threat or salvation? / 
SN  - 9780881324983
U1  - 332.67252   23
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Washington, DC : 
PB  -  Peterson Institute for International Economics, 
KW  - Sovereign wealth funds
KW  - Investment of public funds
KW  - Investments, Foreign
KW  - International finance
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. Sovereign Wealth Funds and the Global Economy -- 2. What Are Sovereign Wealth Funds? -- 3. Issues and Concerns -- 4. Possible Policy Responses to Sovereign Wealth Funds -- 5. Accountability and Transparency: The Sovereign Wealth Fund Scoreboard -- 6. The Santiago Principles -- 7. Host-Country Responses to Sovereign Wealth Funds -- 8. The Future for Sovereign Wealth Funds
N2  - This study examines the role of sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) in the global economy and financial system. Sovereign wealth funds are not a new phenomenon in international finance. Governments of a few countries have used similar entities to manage their international financial assets for several decades. Moreover, countries have always held international reserves, and government-owned entities have made cross-border investments for many years
ER  -