This book is an outcome of the stress on this multinational feature of the Codes of Good Governance phenomenon. We have covered the Codes of 20 countries out of the most developed ones. To give an idea of the comprehensiveness of our review, we have considered the 12 countries with the highest GDP in 2007 according to the International Monetary Fund (United States, Japan, Germany, China, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Spain, Canada, Brazil, Russia and India). Moreover, the 22 countries account for 76.4% of the World Gross Domestic Product. In selecting the list of countries we have also taken into account the national legal and institutional setting. Following the classification of La Porta et al. (1997, 1998 and 2000), we have combined countries both from the civil law and the common law environment.
The book is divided into four parts. The first part consists of one single chapter in which the evolution of codes of good governance all over the world is described. The second part covers the American cases (Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile and the United States). The third part focuses on the European countries (Belgium, France, Germany, Holland, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Russia, Spain and United Kingdom) and the fourth part includes six Asian countries (China, India, Japan, Malaysia, Nigeria and Singapore).
Codes of good governance around the world
Editors: Felix J. Lopez Iturriaga
Book Description:
This book is an outcome of the stress on this multinational feature of the Codes of Good Governance phenomenon. We have covered the Codes of 20 countries out of the most developed ones. To give an idea of the comprehensiveness of our review, we have considered the 12 countries with the highest GDP in 2007 according to the International Monetary Fund (United States, Japan, Germany, China, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Spain, Canada, Brazil, Russia and India). Moreover, the 22 countries account for 76.4% of the World Gross Domestic Product. In selecting the list of countries we have also taken into account the national legal and institutional setting. Following the classification of La Porta et al. (1997, 1998 and 2000), we have combined countries both from the civil law and the common law environment.
The book is divided into four parts. The first part consists of one single chapter in which the evolution of codes of good governance all over the world is described. The second part covers the American cases (Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile and the United States). The third part focuses on the European countries (Belgium, France, Germany, Holland, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Russia, Spain and United Kingdom) and the fourth part includes six Asian countries (China, India, Japan, Malaysia, Nigeria and Singapore).
Table of Contents:
Preface, vii
About the Authors, xv
Part I: A Review of the Codes of Good Governance All over the World
Chapter 1 Taking Stock of Research on Codes of Good Governance, pp. 3-32
Ruth V. Aguilera, Alvaro Cuervo-Cazurra, Soyoung Kim
Part II: Codes of Good Governance in America, 33
Chapter 2 Governance Principles and Good Practices in Argentina
An Almost Disappointing Case in Point, pp. 35-54
Rodolfo Apreda
Chapter 3 Brazilian Codes of Best Practices, pp. 55-86
Richard Saito and Alexandre Di Miceli da Silveira
Chapter 4 Corporate Governance in Chile, pp. 87-98
Paolo Saona Hoffmann
Chapter 5 Corporate Governance Practices in the United States, pp. 99-132
Andrew J. Felo
Part III: Codes of Good Governance in Europe, 133
Chapter 6 Corporate Governance Codes and Practices in Belgium, pp. 135-163
C. Van der Elst
Chapter 7 Corporate Governance Principles in France, pp. 165-186
Pierre Marsal
Chapter 8 A Systemic Evaluation of the German Corporate Governance Code: The Battle Between Inconsistency and Persistence, pp. 187-214
Roland Rott
Chapter 9 The Dutch Experience with Corporate Governance Codes: A Ten Year Perspective, pp. 215-233
Dirk Akkermans, Hans van Ees, Niels Hermes, Reggy Hooghiemstra, Gerwin van der Laan, and Theo Postma
Chapter 10 Codes of Good Governance in Hungary, pp. 235-251
Zsolt Bedo and Eva Ozsvald
Chapter 11 The Development of Corporate Governance in Ireland, pp. 25-2803
Matt Kavanagh and Eleanor O’Higgins
Chapter 12 Corporate Governance in Italy: The Structural Conflict of Interests Between Majority and Minority Shareholders pp. 281-316
Alessandro Zattoni
Chapter 13 The Portuguese Corporate Governance Codes as a Factor of Changes in Rules and Practices, pp. 317-351
Carlos F. Alves and Victor Mendes
Chapter 14 The Evolution and Current State of the Corporate Governance Code in Russia, pp. 353-366
Irina Naoumova and William Judge
Chapter 15 Spanish Codes of Good Governance: Lessons Learned, Present Situation and Future Expectations, pp. 367-382
Silvia Gomez Anson and Laura Cabeza Garcia
Chapter 16 Corporate Governance in the United Kingdom: Changes to the Regulatory Template and Company Practice, pp. 383-411
Bruce A. Rayton and Suwina Cheng
Part IV: Codes of Good Governance in Asia, 413
Chapter 17 A Review of Corporate Governance in China, pp. 415-436
Larry Li, Tony Naughton and Martin Hovey
Chapter 18 Corporate Governance in India: Issues and Strategies, pp. 437-483
Diganta Mukherjee and Rajakshmi Mallik
Chapter 19 Corporate Governance in Japan: Evolution, Policy Measures, and Future Issues, pp. 485-522
Mitsuaki Okabe
Chapter 20 Corporate Governance Reforms: View from Malaysia, pp. 523-542
Nava Subramaniam, Mazlina Mat Zain, and Shireenjit Johl
Chapter 21 The Codes of Good Governance in Singapore, pp. 543-554
Toru Yoshikawa
Index 555
Series: Business Issues, Competition and Entrepreneurship
Binding: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2009
Pages: 577 pp.
ISBN: 978-1-60741-141-3
Status: AV