This volume provides an up-to-the-minute survey of the field of corporate governance, focusing particularly on issues of convergence and diversity. A number of topics are discussed including bankruptcy procedures, initial public offerings, the role of large stakes, comparative corporate governance, and institutional investors.

These principles of corporate governance, endorsed by the OECD Council at Ministerial level in 1999, provide guidelines and standards to insure inclusion, accountability and abilit to attract capital.

This book for corporates, investors and their advisers, explores the benefits and costs of key new legislation, new techniques for assessing and tracking corporate performance and the shifts occuring in corporate governance regimes around the world

Contains papers examining issues concerning the effects of national and international institutional factors on corporate governance and performance. This volume focuses on the relevance of national business systems alongside industrial and institutional infrastructure to assess the efficacy of corporate governance regimes.

Drawing together leading scholars, the book provides a revealing new map of the US political economy in cross-national perspective.

This volume examines the performance of corporate governance regimes since the Global Financial Crisis in 2008 and analyses whethe regulatory changes and corporate governance codes have made a difference.

Corporate law and governance are at the forefront of regulatory activities worldwide, and subject to increasing public attention in the wake of the Global Financial Crisis. Comprehensively referencing the key debates, the Handbook provides a much-needed framework for understanding the aims and methods of legal research in the field.