Political Economy of the Gulf Sovereign Wealth Funds: A Case Study of Iran, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates

ISBN-13: 9780415522229 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 194 str.

Sara Bazoobandi

Opis

Using four Gulf sovereign wealth funds as case studies - Iran, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the UAE - this book examines and analyses the history, governance and structure, and investment strategies of the above mentioned funds, in the context of on-going debates about their transparency.

Spis treści

1. Introduction and Definition of SWFs 2. The Gulf Commodity-based SWFs 3. Kuwait Sovereign Wealth Fund Management 4. Saudi Arabia’s Sovereign Wealth Funds 5. The United Arab Emirates’ Sovereign Wealth Funds 6. Iran’s Experience of Sovereign Wealth Management 7. The Government Pension Fund of Norway 8. The challenge of transparency for SWF 9. Conclusion

O autorze

Sara Bazoobandi is visiting fellow at Middle East Institute of the National University of Singapore.