This collection of twelve essays on internationalized business examines trends in financial globalization and explores the history and future of transnational processes relating to stock
markets. Articles discuss topics such as historical overviews of the stock market and corporate economies, demutualization and the globalization of stock markets, cross-listing and the
evolution of global stock market liquidity, and the impact of electronic communication networks on exchange trading and derivatives regulation. Chapters include numerous illustrations, figures,
and tables. The contributors are economists and academics from major world universities and institutions such as the World Bank and the European Central Bank. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc.,
Portland, OR (booknews.com)