This book list consists of readings which provide a broad overview of various topics relating to frontier markets. It is meant to be an incomplete first pass at high level resources. The Frontier Markets Institute will be publishing many more sub-topic guides and resources lists in the near future; ranging from Infrastructure in Albania, to Private Equity in Tanzania.

(Fair warning: We’ve read ~1/3rd and are sharing the others based on recommendations; which we plan on digging far deeper into in the upcoming year!).

General Frontier and Emerging Markets

• Emerging Markets: A Practical Guide for Corporations, Leaders, and Investors, by Jeffrey Hooke
• Investing in Frontier Markets: Opportunity, Risk, and Role in and Investment Portfolio.
• From Third World to World Class; The Future of Emerging Markets in the Global Economy.
• Investing in Emerging Markets: BRIC Economies and Beyond.
• Private Equity Investing in Emerging Markets: Opportunities for Value Creation

Memoirs and History

• How Harvard Lost Russia, by David McClintick.
• Red Notice, by Bill Browder
• Mr China, by Tim Clissold.
• Investment Biker: Around the World With Jim Rogers.
• The Travels of Marco Polo
• Adolf Lundin, No Guts, No Glory. (Book is hard to access, read these accounts instead!
  • Richs Among Ruins by Undervalued Shares.
  • The Life and Death of Adolf Lundin, by Jonathan Kandell.
• The World for Sale: Money, Power, and the Traders Who Barter the Earth’s Resources.

Africa

• Africa - The Ultimate Frontier Market: A Guide to Business and Investment Opportunities in Emerging Africa by David Mataen.
• The Fastest Billion: The Story Behind Africa’s Economic Revolution
• The Wealth and Poverty of African States: Economic Growth, Living Standards, and Taxation since the Late Nineteenth Century, by Morten Jeven