This edited volume contains essential readings for financial analysts and market practitioners working at Central Banks and Sovereign Wealth Funds. It presents the reader with state-of-the-art methods that are directly implementable, and industry 'best-practices' as followed by leading...

Contributors discuss the Alaska Permanent Fund (APF) and Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) as a model both for resource policy and for social policy. This book explores whether other states, nations, or regions would benefit from an Alaskan-style dividend. The book also looks at possible ways that...

"The modern financial system was developed to support the rapid economic growth that took off about 200 years ago with the phenomenal amounts of cheap energy made available through the exploitation of fossil fuels. As a result, its viability is completely dependent upon the continuation of that...

Preface -- Part I: Introduction -- Part II: Regulation on Trade in Goods.- Part III: Regulation on Trade in Services -- Part IV: Regulation on Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights -- Part V: Regulation on Trade Disputes and Further Issues -- Index

Part I: Corporate Ownership Structure and Corporate Governance -- Part II: Issues in Executive Compensation -- Part III: Boards of Directors: Roles, duties, and Responsibilities -- Part IV: New Trends in Corporate Governance: Towards a More Effective and Sustainable Governance

In Search of Foresight Methodologies: Riddle or Necessity -- Defining the Future: Concepts and Definitions as Linguistic Fundamentals of Foresight -- Classification of Tools and Approaches Applicable in Foresight Studies -- Classification of Tools and Approaches Applicable in Foresight Studies...