Once the domain of a handful of the most adventurous investors, the world's emerging stock markets are fast becoming a profitable, high-growth area and a staple in every serious stock portfolio. Written by an international financial journalist, this lively guide profiles the risks, rewards, and opportunities of emerging stock market investing in over 30 countries world-wide, complete with proven strategies for safely negotiating the political, economic, and cultural minefields. Sharing insider information gleaned from interviews with successful money managers, local brokers, and key government officials throughout the world, Emerging Stock Markets shows how to find the most attractive of these new stock markets, then supplies detailed investment insights, market performance appraisals, and practical guidance for investing in emerging stock markets in the Far East, Latin America, Europe, the Mideast, Eastern Europe, the Republics of the former Soviet Union, and even China. There is also a special Winner's Circle section pinpointing the five best-performing managers of global emerging markets funds and a look ahead at tomorrows investing frontiers.