Corporate Restructuring And Governance in Transition Economies

by Dallago, Bruno; Iwasaki, Ichiro

• ISBN13: 9781403999351
• ISBN10: 140399935X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-05-15
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

The book analyzes and assesses corporate restructuring and governance in transition countries focusing on the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Russia and the core issues for these countries in transformation into competitive market economies. Unlike other contributions to the literature on this subject, this book consists of comprehensive studies based on original materials and publications in local languages. It also gives a prominent role to the interplay of formal and informal processes within corporate governance and restructuring, paying due attention to unwanted and unforeseen consequences and highlights the nature and reasons of the divergent paths of the different corporate governance systems.

Table of Contents

Preface

General View

Corporate Governance in Transition Economies: A Comparative Perspective

Economic Transformation and Corporate Finance in Post-Communist World

The Czech Republic

Corporate Governance in the Czech Republic

The Czech Emerging Financial Markets and their Roles in Corporate Finance

Foreign Direct Investment and Corporate Restructuring in the Czech Industry: The Case of Japanese Multinationals

Hungary

Institutional Framework and Practice of Corporate Governance in Hungary

The Determinants of Capital Structure of Hungarian Firms in Transition

The Role of Foreign Direct Investment in Corporate Restructuring in Hungary

The Russian Federation

Corporate Law and the Governance Mechanism of Russian Firms

Corporate Ownership and Control in Russian Companies: Evidence from Enterprise Surveys

Evolution of Corporate Governance in Russia: Government Policy vs. Real Incentives of Economic Agents

Conclusion

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