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Book SynopsisArgues that 'globalization' and 'global markets' are misleading terms, because they mask the local quality of much of the activity occurring within those rubrics. This book contains case studies that focus on France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and the transition economies of Eastern Europe.
Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Dynamic Tension in Corporate Governance, by Curtis J. Milhaupt Part I Fiduciary Duties and Corporate Governance Controlling Corporate Self-Dealing: Convergence or Path-Dependency?, by Zohar Goshen On The Export of U.S.- Style Corporate Fiduciary Duties to Other Cultures: Can A Transplant Take?, by Lynn A. Stout Transplanting the Concept of "Fiduciary Duty": Evidence from Transition Economies, by Katharina Pistor and Chenggang Xu What Corporate Law Cannot Do, by Mark J. Roe Part II Convergence and Reform, Europe and Asia Regulation and the Globalization (Americanization) of Executive Pay, by Brian R. Cheffins and Randall S. Thomas Corporate Governance, Employees and the Focus on Core Competencies in France and Germany, by Michel Goyer Convergence on Shareholder Capitalism: An Internationalist Perspective , by Jeffrey N. Gordon Off the Books, But on the Record: Evidence from Italy on the Relevance of Judges to the Quality of Corporate Law, by Luca Enriques Institutional Change and M&A in Japan: Diversity Through Deals, by Curtis J. Milhaupt and Mark D. West Financial Malaise and the Myth of the Misgoverned Bank, by Yoshiro Miwa and J. Mark Ramseyer Revamping Fiduciary Duties in Korea: Does Law Matter to Corporate Governance?, by Kon-Sik Kim and Joongi Kim Global Markets and Parochial Institutions: The Transformation of Taiwan's Corporate Law System, by Lawrence S. Liu Part III Globalization and Capital Markets The Impact of Cross-Listings and Stock Market Competition on International Corporate Governance, by John C. Coffee, Jr. Coming to America?: Venture Capital, Corporate Identity, and U.S. Securities Law, by Edward Rock Engineering a Venture Capital Market: Replicating the U.S. Template, by Ronald J. Gilson
