Comparative corporate governance : The state of the art and emerging research

Contents
Preface;
PART I: ROOTS AND PERSPECTIVES OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE;
1. Historical Roots;
(a) Corporate Governance in Late 19th Century Europe and the US: The Case of Shareholder Voting Rights;
(b) Corporate Governance and Multinational Enterprise in Historical Perspective Discussion Report;
2. Emerging Markets Inventing a Corporate Monitor for Transitional Economies: The Uncertain Lessons from the Czech and Polish Experiences Discussion Report;
3. Securities Regulation Empowering Investors: A Market Approach to Securities Regulation Discussion Report;
PART II: BUILDING BLOCKS OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE SYSTEMS;
4. The Board;
(a) The German Two-Tier Board: Experience, Theories, Reforms ;
(b) Empirical Evidence and Economic Comments on Board Structure;
(c) The Practice of the German Aufsichtsrat;
(d) The Relationship Between Board Composition and Firm Performance;
(e) The Corporate Director's Fiduciary Duty of Care and the Business Judgement Rule Under US Corporate Law Discussion Report
5. Labor Co-Determination and Labor Markets;
(a) Economics of Labor Co-Determination in View of Corporate Governance;
(b) German Co-Determination and German Securities Markets;
(c) A Note on Labour and Corporate Governance in the UK;
(d) Employee Stock Ownership in Economic Transitions: The Case of United Airlines Discussion Report;
6. Financial Intermediaries;
(a) Bank Equity Holdings in Non-Financial Firms and Corporate Governance: The Case of German Universal Banks;
(b) German Banks and Corporate Governance: A Critical View E.Wenger and C. Kaserer;
(c) The Role of Financial Intermediaries and Capital Markets;
(d) Shareholder Representation and Proxy Voting in the European Union: A Comparative Study Discussion Report;
7. Capital Markets and Venture Capital;
(a) Going Public: A Corporate Governance Perspective;
(b) Market Failure in Venture Capital Markets for New Medium and Small Enterprises Discussion Report;
8. The Market for Corporate Control;
(a) Bank Control, Takeovers, and Corporate Governance in Germany;
(b) Takeovers in Germany and EU Regulation: Experience and Practice;
(c) Jurisprudential and Transactional Developments in Takeovers Discussion Report;
9. Disclosure and Auditing;
(a) Required Disclosure and Corporate Governance;
(b) Disclosure and Auditing as Affecting Corporate Governance;
(c) Disclosure and Auditing: A German Auditor's Perspective Discussion Report;
10. Lenders as a Force in Corporate Governance;
(a) Lenders as a Force in Corporate Governance: Enabling Covenants and the Impact of Bankruptcy Law;
(b) Combining Arm's-Length and Control-Oriented Finance: Evidence from Main Bank Relationships in Sweden;
(c) Lenders as a Force in Corporate Governance: Criteria and Practical Examples for Switzerland Discussion Report;
PART III: COMPARATIVE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE;
11. Understanding Japanese Corporate Governance;
(a) Japanese Corporate Governance as a System;
(b) The Economics of Corporate Governance in Japan;
(c) Notes on Corporate Governance in Japan Discussion Report;
12. Comparative Corporate Governance Research;
(a) Institutional Investors and Corporate Monitoring: A Demand-Side Perspective in a Comparative View;
(b) Comparative Corporate Governance--Country Report: Japan;
(c) A Survey of German Corporate Governance;
(d) A Status Report on Corporate Governance Rules and Practices in Some Continental European States;
Select Bibliography;
Country Index;
Subject Index.