Government of Singapore investment corporation (GIC): Insurer of last resort and bulwark of nation-state legitimacy

Pacific Review

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 429-451

  Clark, Gordon L ^a   Monk, Ashby ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

East Asia; Financial crisis; Nation state legitimacy; Sovereign wealth funds

Indexed keywords

BANKING; FINANCIAL CRISIS; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT; INVESTMENT LOCATION; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; NATION STATE; SOVEREIGNTY; STATE OWNED ENTERPRISE;

FAR EAST; SINGAPORE [SOUTHEAST ASIA]; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77955647861     PISSN: 09512748     EISSN: 14701332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09512748.2010.495997     Document Type: Article

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