"Managing International Political Risk analyzes the changing nature of threats to international investment in the "BEMs" - Big Emerging Markets - such as China, Brazil, Russia, Pakistan, India, Venezuela, Vietnam, and the Philippines. The book examines the strategies developed by investors and lenders to deal with political risk in large oil, mining, and private infrastructure projects."--BOOK JACKET. "The book provides essential reading for international business and corporate finance classes in business schools and economics departments. It offers valuable insights and practical advice for international corporations, banks, investment funds, and insurers as they search for methods to manage political risk in the contemporary period."--BOOK JACKET.