Nawo, Larissa; Avom, Désiré; McNabb, Kyle; Nembot, Luc - 2019
use of sovereign wealth funds (SWFs), especially unofficial SWFs, to cement their hold on power. Unofficial SWFs are … private funds created from resource rents with the appearance of public investment-holding firms that use governmental … political agenda, wealth accumulation, patronage, repression, and loyalty. Using a survival model covering 73 leaders in 32 …