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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.
ForewordPatrick T. Harker and Gabriel Hawawini:
ForewordKlaus Schwab:
Contributors
1 Introduction:
Peter K. Cornelius and Bruce Kogut: Corporate Governance and
Capital Flows in a Global Economy
Part I: Current and Emerging Challenges in Corporate Governance
Enron and Its Aftermath
2 What Caused Enron?:
John C. Coffee, Jr.: A Capsule of Social and Economic History of
the 1990's
3 Chareholder Value, Corporate Governance, and Corporate
Performance:
Margaret M. Blair: A Post-Enron Reassessment of the Conventional
Wisdom
4 The Bubble and the Media: Alexander Dyck and Luigi Zingales:
Expanding the Purview of Governance: Employees and Early
Investors
5 Employees and Corporate Governance: Mary O'Sullivan:
6 Venture Capital and Corporate Governance: Franklin Allen and
Wei-ling Song:
Part II: Corporate Governance, Economic Development, and
Cross-Border Capital Flows
Capital Flows and Multinational Corporations
7 Prospects for Emerging-Market Flows Amid Investor Concerns About
Corporate Governance: Helmut Reisen:
8 Direct Investment and Corporate Governance: Will Multinational
Corporations "Tip" Countries Toward Institutional Change?: Bruce
Kogut and J. Muir Macpherson:
9 Corporate Risk Assessment and Business Strategy:
Withold J. Henisz and Jonathan Story: A Prime Task for Senior
Management
Role of Foreign Banks in Governance
10 Foreign Bank Ownership and Corporate Governance in
Emerging-Market Economies: Peter K. Cornelius:
11 Emerging Owners, Eclipsing Markets?:
Erik Berglöf and Anete Pajuste: Corporate Governance in Central and
Eastern Europe
Law and Governance
12 Corporate Governance and Private Capital Flows to Latin America:
Alberto Chong, Alejandro Izquierdo, Alejando Micco, and Ugo
Panizza:
13 Institutions, Corporate Governance and amd Crises: Daron
Acemoglu and Simon Johnson:
14 Of Legal Transplants, Legal Irritants, and Economic Development:
Katharina Pistor and Daniel Berkowitz:
Part III: Investors' and Practitioners' Perspectives
Governance Seen by the Minority Shareholder
15 Portfolio Investment in Emerging Markets:
Michael J. Johnston: An Investor's Perspective
16 Corporate Governance, Public Policy, and Private Investment
Decisions, 2002: William Dale Crist:
17 Corporate Governance:
Mark Mobius: Responsibilities of Fund Managers and Institutional
Investors
18 Corporate Governance and Private Equity Investments:
Max Burger-Calderon, Philipp Gusinde, and Stefan Hoffman
Corporate Governance in Transition: China, Russia, and Poland
19 Corporate Governance in Mainland China:
Anthony Neoh: Where Do We Go from Here?
20 Governance in an Emerging Financial Market:
Igor Kostikov: The Case of Russia
Governance in an Emerging Financial Market:
Wieslaw Rozlucki: The Case of Poland
Social Corporate Responsibility and the New Learning
22 Corporate Values, Enterprise Risk, and the Board: Michael J.
Philips:
23 Redefining the Role and Content of Corporate Governance from the
Perspective of Business in Society and Corporate Social
Responsibility: Lutgart van den Berghe, in collaboration with
Steven Carchon:
Ira M. Millstein and Holly J. Gregory: Learning From Our Mistakes
"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 for 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 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 for 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
"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
"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
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