Overview

This research handbook provides a state-of-the-art perspective on how corporate governance differs between countries around the world. It covers highly topical issues including corporate purpose, corporate social responsibility and shareholder activism. Through coverage of key jurisdictions in Asia, Europe and the Americas, this research handbook reveals differences and similarities between legal traditions that have shaped different countries’ laws, and the extent to which these laws have become more similar over the past decades. It takes a broad perspective throughout comparative corporate governance, considering the rights and duties of shareholders, including controlling and minority shareholders, directors and the relationship between their powers. Chapters address key topics such as the methods and goals of comparative corporate governance research and enforcement of corporate governance. Informative and perceptive, Comparative Corporate Governance will be a key resource for academics and students in commercial law, comparative law and government studies. Internationally oriented corporate law practitioners and law firms will also be interested in the legal information contained in the chapters.

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Author:   Afra Afsharipour ,  Martin Gelter
Publisher:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 16.90cm , Height: 3.40cm , Length: 24.40cm
Weight:   1.078kg
ISBN:  

9781788975322

ISBN 10:   1788975324
Pages:   544
Publication Date:   22 June 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Contents: 1 Introduction to comparative corporate governance 1 Afra Afsharipour and Martin Gelter PART I PERENNIAL DEBATES IN COMPARATIVE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 2 Methods of comparative corporate governance 20 Christopher M. Bruner 3 Corporate law and economic development 38 Vikramaditya S. Khanna 4 The law and economics of comparative corporate law 56 Maria Isabel Saez Lacave and Maria Gutierrez Urtiaga 5 Corporate purpose and short-termism 73 Martin Petrin and Barnali Choudhury 6 Comparative and transnational developments in corporate social responsibility 92 Cynthia A. Williams PART II THE BOARD: ITS DUTIES AND ITS FUNCTIONS 7 The structure of the board of directors: boards and governance strategies in the US, the UK and Germany 116 Klaus J. Hopt and Patrick C. Leyens 8 Board composition: between independent directors, minority representatives and employee representatives 144 Jean Jacques du Plessis 9 Diversity and the board of directors: a comparative perspective 179 Darren Rosenblum 10 Board duties: the duty of loyalty and self-dealing 200 Marco Corradi and Genevieve Helleringer 11 The duty of care and the business judgment rule: a case study in legal transplants and local narratives 220 Carsten Gerner-Beuerle 12 Board duties: monitoring, risk management and compliance 242 Virginia Harper Ho 13 Who decides executive pay? A comparative perspective 263 Li-Wen Lin 14 Accounting and convergence in corporate governance: doctrinal or economic path dependence? 282 Martin Gelter PART III SHAREHOLDERS 15 Shareholder proposals shaking up shareholder say: a critical comparison of the United States and Europe 302 Sofie Cools 16 Controlling shareholders and their duties 324 Gaia Balp and Marco Ventoruzzo 17 Minority shareholders' rights, powers and duties: the market for corporate influence 346 Umakanth Varottil 18 Institutional investors, activist funds and ownership structure 368 Assaf Hamdani and Sharon Hannes 19 Diversified enterprises with controlling shareholders: a theoretical analysis of risk-sharing, control/voting leverage, and tunneling 389 Sang Yop Kang PART IV ENFORCEMENT 20 Public versus private enforcement in corporate governance 412 Pierre-Henri Conac 21 Direct and derivative shareholder suits: towards a functional and practical taxonomy 431 Alan K Koh and Samantha S Tang PART V SPECIAL TOPICS: MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS 22 Corporate governance in negotiated takeovers: the changing comparative landscape 455 Afra Afsharipour 23 Managing management buyouts: a US-UK comparative analysis 477 Andrew F. Tuch Index

Reviews

’Comparative Corporate Governance is an excellent “go-to” guidebook for both academics and practitioners in corporate law and finance.’ -- Irina Bevza, LSE Review of Books 'Afra Afsharipour and Martin Gelter have assembled an outstanding and truly diverse team of corporate law scholars to give us a state-of-the-art snapshot of both new and old key topics in comparative corporate governance. Many of this book's chapters are destined to become a key reference for future scholarship in the field.' -- Luca Enriques, University of Oxford, UK 'Thoughtfully curated, skillfully executed, and refreshingly global, this research handbook provides novel insights on the most important areas in the field from established leaders and rising stars. It is a must have resource for anyone interested in comparative corporate governance.' -- Dan W. Puchniak, National University of Singapore

'Afra Afsharipour and Martin Gelter have assembled an outstanding and truly diverse team of corporate law scholars to give us a state-of-the-art snapshot of both new and old key topics in comparative corporate governance. Many of this book's chapters are destined to become a key reference for future scholarship in the field.' - Luca Enriques, University of Oxford, UK 'Thoughtfully curated, skillfully executed, and refreshingly global, this research handbook provides novel insights on the most important areas in the field from established leaders and rising stars. It is a must have resource for anyone interested in comparative corporate governance.' - Dan W. Puchniak, National University of Singapore

'Afra Afsharipour and Martin Gelter have assembled an outstanding and truly diverse team of corporate law scholars to give us a state-of-the-art snapshot of both new and old key topics in comparative corporate governance. Many of this book's chapters are destined to become a key reference for future scholarship in the field.' -- Luca Enriques, University of Oxford, UK 'Thoughtfully curated, skillfully executed, and refreshingly global, this research handbook provides novel insights on the most important areas in the field from established leaders and rising stars. It is a must have resource for anyone interested in comparative corporate governance.' -- Dan W. Puchniak, National University of Singapore

'Afra Afsharipour and Martin Gelter have assembled an outstanding and truly diverse team of corporate law scholars to give us a state-of-the-art snapshot of both new and old key topics in comparative corporate governance. Many of this book's chapters are destined to become a key reference for future scholarship in the field.' -- Luca Enriques, University of Oxford, UK 'Thoughtfully curated, skilfully executed, and refreshingly global, this research handbook provides novel insights on the most important areas in the field from established leaders and rising stars. It is a must have resource for anyone interested in comparative corporate governance.' -- Dan W. Puchniak, National University of Singapore

Author Information

Edited by Afra Afsharipour, Professor of Law and Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, University of California, Davis, School of Law and Martin Gelter, Professor of Law, Fordham University School of Law, US

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