Search results for ""author jingchen zhao""
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Derivative Actions and Corporate Governance in China
This book examines corporate governance rules in China, and highlights the deficiencies in current company law, with the purpose of arguing for a more effective derivative action mechanism, for the benefit of shareholders and their companies.Throughout the book, Jingchen focuses on how to build a more effective, accessible and balanced mechanism for derivation action in order to promote more sound corporate governance in China. He examines two significant questions, namely - the possibility of transplanting legal regimes and rules from other jurisdictions, and how this sits against the practical experiences from the last fifteen years. The book includes discussions of both the legal issues that hinder the efficient and sound enforcement of derivative claims, as well as suggestions for reform, supported and underpinned by corporate governance theories.Derivative Actions and Corporate Governance in China will be a key resource for academics, practitioners, fund managers and postgraduate students in the fields of Asian law and corporate law and governance.
£104.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Corporate Social Responsibility in Contemporary China
China's recent economic transformation and integration into the world economy has coincided with increasing pressure for corporate law reform to make corporate social responsibility (CSR) integral to business and management strategy in China. This timelybook critically analyses contemporary notions of CSR in China, discussing theory and practice alongside legal responses in this emerging field. Jingchen Zhao uniquely combines the history, traditions and social policies of China with Chinese law, explaining the significance of path dependence in China. He presents an in-depth debate on the difficulties involved in transplanting developed legal principles directly into Chinese society, and takes a detailed look at the CSR provisions in Chinese company lawwhich aimed to put social and environmental concerns onto the corporate agenda. He suggests how these laws could be more effectively and efficiently enforced with reference to UK law, and explores specific issues including: Chinese Company Law 2006, the 'Harmonious Society' in China, the 2008 Financial Crisis and its impact on the Chinese economy, recent corporate scandals including the Sanlu Baby Milk scandal, the Wenchuan earthquake and CSR donations, the Beijing Olympic Games and CSR, and the Fujia chemical plant. This book will prove an enlightening read for academics and practitioners in the fields of law, business and management interested in CSR and the law in contemporary China.
£111.00
