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Macey, Jonathan R.

Corporate governance : promises kept, promises broken / Jonathan R. Macey. - viii, 334 pages ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [279]-323) and index.

Contents
Preface
Introduction: Corporate Governance as a Promise
1 The Goals of Corporate Governance: The Dominant Role of Equity
2 Corporate Law and Corporate Governance
3 Institutions and Mechanisms of Corporate Governance: A Taxonomy
4 Boards of Directors
5 Case Studies on Boards of Directors in Corporate Governance
6 Dissident Directors
7 Formal External Institutions of Corporate Governance: The Role of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Stock Exchanges, and the Credit-Rating Agencies
8 The Market for Corporate Control
9 Initial Public Offerings and Private Placements
10 Governance by Litigation: Derivative Lawsuits
11 Accounting, Accounting Rules, and the Accounting Industry
12 Quirky Governance: Insider Trading, Short Selling, and Whistle-blowing
13 Shareholder Voting
14 The Role of Banks and Other Lenders in Corporate Governance
15 Hedge Funds and Private Equity
Conclusion
Notes
Index

ISBN: 0691129991 (hbk. : alk. paper) 9780691129990 (hbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN: 2008016531

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA8A5502 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 014708168 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Corporate governance.

LC Class. No.: HD2741 / .M223 2008

Dewey Class. No.: 658.42 / M.J.C