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This volume is a timely and insightful exploration into the issues of corporate governance and the impact of corporate governance practices on investments in developing countries. Sponsored by the World Economic Forum, INSEAD, and Wharton, this book collects original essays from senior researchers at the worlds top academic institutions as well as from key policymakers and business leaders, It analyzes global aspects of governance in relation to such issues as corporate performance, privatization, venture capitalism, and workers. With global financial markets having become more integrated, the book pays particular attention to the role of corporate governance in emerging-market economies and international capital flows. Rich in facts and ideas, Corporate Governance and Capital Flows in a Global Economy is a must read for anyone interested in financial crises international risk management, and global competitiveness.
This volume is a timely and insightful exploration into the issues of corporate governance and the impact of corporate governance practices on investments in developing countries. Sponsored by the World Economic Forum, INSEAD, and Wharton, this book collects original essays from senior researchers at the worlds top academic institutions as well as from key policymakers and business leaders, It analyzes global aspects of governance in relation to such issues as corporate performance, privatization, venture capitalism, and workers. With global financial markets having become more integrated, the book pays particular attention to the role of corporate governance in emerging-market economies and international capital flows. Rich in facts and ideas, Corporate Governance and Capital Flows in a Global Economy is a must read for anyone interested in financial crises international risk management, and global competitiveness.
PART I: Global Issues
1. Understanding Enron
. 2. Governance and Corporate Performance
. 3. Corporate Responsibility and the Triple Bottom Line
. 4. Corporate Governance and Workers
. 5. Corporate Governance and Venture Capitalism
. 6. Governance and the Media
. 7. Corporate Values, Entreprise Risk and the Board
. 8. Corporate Governance, Public Governance and Private Investment
Decisions
. 9. Corporate Governance: Responsibilities of Fund Manager and
Institutional Investors.
. 10. Towards an International Code
PART II: Corporate Governance and Cross-Border Capital Flows
. 11. Global Trends in Capital Flows to Emerging Markets
. 12. Capital Account Convertibility and Financial Services
Liberalisation.
. 13. International Portfolio Investment and Macro Risks
. 14. Portfolio Investment,Corporate Governance and Financial
Crisis.
. 15.Foreign Direct Investment, Privatisation and Corporate
Governance.
.16.Portfolio Investment in Emerging Markets An Investor's
Perspective.
PART III: Regional Issues and Case Studies
. 17. Corporate Governance in Developing Countries
. 18. Corporate Governance in Transition Economics
. 19. Corporate Governance and Capital Flows in Latin America
. 20.Governance in an Emerging Financial Market: The Case of Hong
Kong
. 21. Governance in an Emerging Financial Market: The Case of
China
. 22. Governance in an Emerging Financial Market: The Case of
Russia
. 23. Governance in an Emerging Financial Market: The Case of
Poland
"Restoration of confidence in the market economy and in the
efficient allocation of resources internationally depends on
improvements in corporate governance. This collection of essays,
all by leaders in their respective fields, offers essential
guidance to those charged with raising governance standards
worldwide."--Sir Adrian Cadbury, former Chairman of Cadbury
Schweppes and recipient of the International Corporate Governance
Network Award
"This book is an important contribution to the analysis of the
current corporate governance risks and challenges with a particular
emphasis on the contribution corporate governance can make to the
development of emerging markets. The quality of the authors, the
depth of their analyses, and their wide scope make it a must-read
foa all who take an interest in the current corporate governance
debate."--Jaap Winter, Chairman, High Level Group of Company
Law
Experts, European Commission and Professor of International Company
Law, Erasmus University of Rotterdam
"Everyone agrees that good corporate governance is a cornerstone of
any modern market-oriented economy. But what IS good corporate
governance, and are there principles universal across countries?
This fundamental question is addressed in a superb collection of
essays, featuring a leading cast of academics and practitioners and
penned in an unusually lively style. Policymakers not only in
emerging market economies, but in developed economies as well,
should find
this book extremely helpful."--Kenneth Rogoff, Economic counselor
and Director, International Monetary Fund
"...this book is well conceived and well executed."--Journal of
Economic Issues
"Restoration of confidence in the market economy and in the
efficient allocation of resources internationally depends on
improvements in corporate governance. This collection of essays,
all by leaders in their respective fields, offers essential
guidance to those charged with raising governance standards
worldwide."--Sir Adrian Cadbury, former Chairman of Cadbury
Schweppes and recipient of the International Corporate Governance
Network Award
"This book is an important contribution to the analysis of the
current corporate governance risks and challenges with a particular
emphasis on the contribution corporate governance can make to the
development of emerging markets. The quality of the authors, the
depth of their analyses, and their wide scope make it a must-read
foa all who take an interest in the current corporate governance
debate."--Jaap Winter, Chairman, High Level Group of Company
Law
Experts, European Commission and Professor of International Company
Law, Erasmus University of Rotterdam
"Everyone agrees that good corporate governance is a cornerstone of
any modern market-oriented economy. But what IS good corporate
governance, and are there principles universal across countries?
This fundamental question is addressed in a superb collection of
essays, featuring a leading cast of academics and practitioners and
penned in an unusually lively style. Policymakers not only in
emerging market economies, but in developed economies as well,
should find
this book extremely helpful."--Kenneth Rogoff, Economic counselor
and Director, International Monetary Fund
"...this book is well conceived and well executed."--Journal of
Economic Issues
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