Corporate Governance Promises Kept, Promises Broken

Name: Corporate Governance Promises Kept, Promises Broken
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ISBN: 9780691148021

ISBN-10: 0691148023

ISBN-13: 9780691148021

Edition: 2008

Authors: Jonathan R. Macey

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Even in the wake of the biggest financial crash of the postwar era, the United States continues to rely on Securities and Exchange Commission oversight and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, which set tougher rules for boards, management, and public accounting firms to protect the interests of shareholders. Such reliance is badly misplaced. InCorporate Governance, Jonathan Macey argues that less government regulation--not more--is what's needed to ensure that managers of public companies keep their promises to investors.Macey tells how heightened government oversight has put a stranglehold on what is the best protection against malfeasance by self-serving management: the market itself. Corporate…

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List price: $30.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 1/18/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 344
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.25" long x 0.81" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English



Preface


Introduction: Corporate Governance as Promise



The Goals of Corporate Governance: The Dominant Role of Equity



Corporate Law and Corporate Governance



Institutions and Mechanisms of Corporate Governance: A Taxonomy



Boards of Directors



Case Studies on Boards of Directors in Corporate Governance



Dissident Directors



Formal External Institutions of Corporate Governance: The Role of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Stock Exchanges, and the Credit-Rating Agencies



The Market for Corporate Control



Initial Public Offerings and Private Placements



Governance by Litigation: Derivative Lawsuits



Accounting, Accounting Rules, and the Accounting Industry



Quirky Governance: Insider Trading, Short Selling, and Whistle-blowing



Shareholder Voting



The Role of Banks and Other Lenders in Corporate Governance



Hedge Funds and Private Equity


Conclusion


Notes


Index