Handbook on International Corporate Governance Country Analyses - Research Handbooks in Business and Management Series

The second edition of this major Handbook provides a thoroughly revised and extensive analysis of the development of corporate governance across a broad range of countries including Australia, China, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Turkey and the UK. Additional coverage in this second edition includes Brazil, Hungary, Malaysia, and Norway. The Handbook reveals that whilst the stage in the corporate governance life cycle may vary from country to country, there are certain core features that emerge such as the importance of transparency, disclosure, accountability of directors and protection of minority shareholders' rights

With contributions by leading academics and practitioners in the field of corporate governance, the Handbook on International Corporate Governance provides a comprehensive insight into the evolution of corporate governance in countries with diverse cultural, economic and legal systems.