Arun (international finance, U. of Central Lancaschire, UK) and Turner (finance, Queen’s U. Management School, UK) present 11 papers that analyze the relationship between corporate governance
and economic development by mainly focusing on the reform of corporate governance, the role of the legal system in corporate governance, and the interconnections between corporate governance
and the financial system. Specific topics include gains and losses of adopting new standards of corporate governance in Argentina, the Anglo-American model of corporate governance in
sub-Saharan Africa, corporate governance and the transformation of the electricity sector in Britain and Spain, the relationship between debt structure and firm performance in India, corporate
governance of banks in developing economies, improving corporate governance of banks and the experience of Bangladesh, corporate governance regulation and board decision making during
takeovers, shareholder protection, and legal aspects of UK bank corporate governance. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
