The recent international financial collapse is at the core of this volume’s investigations. Researchers and students of financial institutions, and personnel involved with private financial
institutions and public regulatory agencies are the audience. Editors James R. Barth (Auburn U), Lin (Chinese U. of Hong Kong), and Clas Wihlborg (Chapman U.) provide an introductory essay,
which is followed by 36 contributed chapters pertaining to the following broad themes: ownership, efficiency, and stability; compensation, performance, and risk; market discipline; governance,
regulation, and supervision; governance, strategy, and social responsibility; governance in non-bank financial institutions; and regional and country studies (New Zealand, Japan, Korea, China,
Thailand, India, Europe). Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
