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Book SynopsisThis book analyses the complex relationship between corporate governance and economic development by focusing on the reform of corporate governance, the role of the legal system, and the interconnections with the financial system.
Corporate governance has a central role to play in helping to increase the flow and lower the cost of the financial capital that firms need to finance their investment activity. The importance of this role has grown considerably in recent years, and the findings of this book emphasize that the standard of corporate governance matters significantly for developing countries. The editors rediscover that improved corporate governance can contribute to sustained productivity growth and stability of institutions.
This timely and insightful book offers a one-stop reference guide for practitioners, academics, researchers, donor agencies and those who are interested in understanding the multi-dimensional and interdisciplinary aspects of corporate governance.
Table of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Corporate Governance and Development: Reform, Financial Systems and Legal Framework – An Overview Thankom Gopinath Arun and John Turner 2. Gains and Losses of Adopting New Standards of Corporate Governance: A CGE Analysis of Argentina Omar O. Chisari and Gustavo Ferro 3. The Anglo-American Model of Corporate Governance in Sub-Saharan Africa: Explanatory and Normative Dimensions Royston Gustavson, Nicholas Ndegwa Kimani and Donald Atieno Ouma 4. Corporate Governance and the Transformation of the Electricity Sector in Britain and Spain: The Interaction between National Institutions and Regulatory Choices Michel Goyer and Rocío Valdivielso del Real 5. The Relationship between Debt Structure and Firm Performance in India Sumit K. Majumdar and Kunal Sen 6. The Corporate Governance Role of Capital Markets: A Bangladesh Perspective Faizul Haque 7. Corporate Governance of Banks in Developing Economies: Concepts and Issues Thankom Gopinath Arun and John Turner 8. Improving Corporate Governance of Banks: Issues and Experience from Bangladesh M. Masrur Reaz 9. Corporate Governance Regulation and Board Decision Making During Takeovers Blanaid Clarke 10. Shareholder Protection: A Leximetric Approach Priya P. Lele and Mathias M. Siems 11. Legal Aspects of UK Bank Corporate Governance Dalvinder Singh Index
