{"product_id":"power-of-capital-isbn-9781119906032","title":"Power of Capital","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExplore and understand how investment capital is transforming the world’s most critical emerging markets\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003ePower of Capital: An Adventure Capitalist’s Journey to a Sustainable Future\u003c\/i\u003e, distinguished author and Chief Investment Officer at Global Delta Capital, Asha Mehta, shares a simultaneously daring and heartening exploration of rapidly evolving emerging markets. Delivering equal doses of business discussion and geopolitical insight, the author examines the changes gripping the globe and why the average person—and investor—should care. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book provides an on-the-ground perspective informed by the author’s personal experiences and visits to far-flung regions of the world. It also shares incisive commentary on issues crucial to continuing global economic growth, including terrorism and instability, corruption and autocracy, and sustainable investing. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePower of Capital \u003c\/i\u003eoffers: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIlluminating insights of China’s new role as a global economic powerhouse\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePioneering perspectives of how sustainable investing delivers both alpha and impact \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplorations of how globalization and technology disrupt companies and sectors\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIn-depth discussions of data’s new and central role as the primary store and creator of value in the modern economy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe case for women as the greatest emerging market in the world \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eA page-turning read from a singular and worldly generational leader, \u003ci\u003ePower of Capital: An Adventure Capitalist’s Journey to a Sustainable Future\u003c\/i\u003e offers a unique and thought-provoking trip to the globe’s most fascinating emerging markets. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdventure Capital: An Introduction 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Is an Emerging Market? 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePower of Capital 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTechnology: AI for Alpha and Impact 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Does the Future Hold? 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 What Is an Emerging Market?: China: The Opportunities and Risks Within the World’s Second-Largest Economy 11\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShe Will Shake the World 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHot Stocks in the Heart of Capital 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAll Rules Are Off 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrade War or Tech War 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSino- Sustainability: How China Went Woke 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Next Center of the Universe 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Gem on the Pacific Rim: Vietnam: From a War-Torn Past to a Sizzling Future 27\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Fall of Saigon 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDairy Queen: Innovation in the South Pacific 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTurbulence 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Silver- Tongued Minister 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnvironmental and Social Risks at the Red River Delta 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHis Eyes Are Always Watching 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Global Flows: Spotlight on Saudi Arabia: The Greatest Story That Nobody Knows 43\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Commodities Rut 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWoman in a Strange Land 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOpening the Doors 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCrown’s Jewel 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGleam of Success 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Submerging Markets? Corruption and Autocracy: Romania’s Unexpected Rise and the Role of Capital Markets 61\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Sinister Beauty 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom Hard Communism to Hard Capitalism 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSustainable Markets 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinancial Returns and Financial Inclusion 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBiutiful Bucharest 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCastle in the Sky? 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Terrorism and Instability: When Markets Become Uninvestable: North Africa and the Middle East 77\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuying When There’s Blood in the Streets 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCapital as a Weapon of War 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Cost of Divestment 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInvesting in Change 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Long Road Out of the Ruins 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Harnessing Domestic-Driven Demand: India’s Unique Opportunity for Sustainable Growth 91\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMicrofinance: The Original Impact Investing 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResponsible Investing Is Born 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClear Skies Behind the Smog 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSDG Integration and the Role of Technology 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTransforming Wonderland 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Data Is the New Oil: Africa Needs (Venture Funding), China Feeds (Seed Capital) 109\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEast Africa’s Silicon Savannah 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePowered Up in South Africa 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfrica Needs, China Feeds 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCan Crypto Save Nigeria? 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom Gray to Green: Data Is the Oil 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Twenty-First-Century Investing: Transforming Economies and Livelihoods from Bogotá to Brasilia 129\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDoing Good and Doing Well in Colombia 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Role of Business in Argentina’s Society 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom Destruction to Disruption in Brazil 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChile: Accelerating into the Future 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGreenlighting Latin America 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 The Next Half: The Queens of Wall Street: The Largest Emerging Market Is Women 149\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVast Segment with Productive Capacity 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhispers of Opportunity 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUntapped Potential 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStructural Barriers 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Now? 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQueens of Wall Street 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eConclusion 171\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFellow Travelers 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoney Changes Everything 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReimagined Capitalism 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMint and Honey 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 199\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eASHA MEHTA, CFA,\u003c\/b\u003e is Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Global Delta Capital. Named a “Brilliant Quant” and Top 10 Women in Asset Management, she has managed and deployed some of the largest and most pioneering investment strategies in emerging markets and sustainable investing.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePower of Capital\u003c\/i\u003e takes readers on a fascinating journey through some of the world’s most dynamic and rapidly evolving financial markets. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom China to Chile, accomplished investing professional Asha Mehta takes readers on a trip around the world as she travels with her family in search of investment insight. In this book, she delivers daring and inspiring stories along with a discussion of the relevant business and geopolitical happenings. She examines why investors—and people generally—should care about the changes gripping the globe.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders will discover an on-the-ground perspective from far-flung regions. The insightful commentary she shares about issues crucial to continuing global economic growth, including terrorism and instability, China’s role as an economic powerhouse, corruption, autocracy, and sustainability, is an indispensable addition to any informed discussion of global finance. You’ll find pioneering perspectives of how sustainable investing drives both alpha and impact. From India’s emerging opportunities in clean energy to Africa’s opportunities in food security, the reader will walk the world to find profitable opportunities that reduce poverty and promote equality.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs you walk around the world, you’ll discover how technology’s tendency to shape markets is just as strong in the emerging markets as it is anywhere else, as data takes the place of natural resources as the world’s primary store and creator of value.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn essential treatment of the importance of emerging markets on the world’s economic stage, \u003ci\u003ePower of Capital\u003c\/i\u003e is a singularly engaging and insightful take on a subject that has the potential to reshape the world many times over.    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003csmall\u003ePRAISE FOR\u003c\/small\u003e POWER OF CAPITAL\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Most investors miss opportunities in new markets simply because they are unaware of them. Asha will tell you how to make money in these markets before they have even emerged.”\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e —JIM ROGERS,\u003c\/b\u003e International Investor \u0026amp; Author of \u003ci\u003eStreet Smarts\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Asha Mehta demonstrates not only why we need to invest in women, but also how our industry benefits from the rigor and global understanding that women investors, like Asha, bring to the table.”\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e —AMANDA PULLINGER,\u003c\/b\u003e CEO of 100 Women in Finance \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Asha Mehta provides a powerful exposition of how our global sustainability challenges are also the biggest opportunities for capital markets to fund the needed solutions.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e —GEORGE SERAFEIM,\u003c\/b\u003e Award-Winning Scholar, Harvard Business School, Author of \u003ci\u003ePurpose and Profit\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In her epic journey from UP to the UN, Asha Mehta presents a brave and bold vision that investors and business leaders alike should consider.”\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e —VIJAY ADVANI, \u003c\/b\u003e Former CEO of Nuveen \u0026amp; Board Member of Global Impact Investing Network \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A revolution is occurring in the emerging world. 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