Title Political determinants of corporate governance : political context, corporate impact / Mark J. Roe

Published Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2003

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Description 1 online resource (x, 231 pages) Contents Political conflict and the corporation. Peace as predicate -- The wealthy west's differing corporate governance structures -- A general theory. Social conflict and the institutions of corporate governance. Social democracies and agency costs: raising the stakes -- Reducing shareholders' power to control managers. Left-right politics and ownership seperation: data. Data and confirmation. Nation by nation. France -- Germany -- Italy -- Japan -- Sweden -- United Kingdom -- United States -- Extending the sample?. The direction of causality. Alternative formulations of the thesis -- Backlash -- Contract as metaphor -- Rents -- Rents and politics -- Rents and ownership concentration -- Political change in continental Europe -- Alternative formulations: data. Corporate law's limits. Corporate law as the foundation for securities markets: the theory -- Its limits: theory -- Its limits: data -- The quality of corporate law and its limits. Unifying two political theories. Populism and socialism in corporate governance Summary In this work, Mark Roe uses statistical and qualitiative analysis to explore the relationship between politics, history, and business organization Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Subject Corporate governance. Corporate governance -- Political aspects Business and politics. Corporate governance -- Case studies Business and politics -- Case studies Business and politics Corporate governance Corporate governance -- Law and legislation Corporate Governance Corporate governance. Politieke ideologie. Politieke situatie. Entreprises -- Direction générale. Gouvernement d'entreprise. Affaires et politique. Gouvernement d'entreprise -- Droit. Droit. Aspect politique. Conflit social. Gouvernement d'entreprise. Genre/Form Case studies Form Electronic book ISBN 9780191695612 0191695610

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