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Corporate Governance: Law, Regulation and Theory 2nd ed (eBook)


ISBN13: 9781035376568
Published: November 2025
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Limited
Country of Publication: UK
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  • Delineates the core laws and regulatory principles that determine the allocation of decision-making power in public companies
  • Investigates the theory of the firm and corporate purpose as well as corporate accountability and sustainability considerations
  • Examines the interaction of corporate governance norms with their dynamic economic, historical, societal and theoretical contexts, including new content on AI
  • Includes a supplementary website for instructors with additional teaching resources, such as slides, discussion questions and in-class activities for students
  • Explores the key aspects of UK corporate governance law and regulation with comparative reference to corresponding features of the US and Canadian systems

Corporate Governance is an accessible textbook for students and scholars in company and insolvency law, corporate law, governance and regulation. It also includes key materials and further reading for those who are already seasoned scholars in the field, as well as for practitioners who require an overview of corporate governance law topics.

Subjects:
Company Law, eBooks
Contents:
Preface

PART I INTRODUCTION TO CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
1. What is corporate governance?
2. Theory of the firm and corporate purpose
3. The corporate governance regulatory architecture

PART II RELATIONAL ASPECTS OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE: SHAREHOLDERS, BOARDS, MANAGERS AND EMPLOYEES
4. Board authority and shareholders’ rights of intervention
5. Institutional investors and shareholder engagement
6. Corporate governance and labour

PART III CORPORATE RISK MANAGEMENT AND OVERSIGHT
7. The monitoring board, independent and diverse directors and AI
8. Internal control and risk management

PART IV MANAGERIAL INCENTIVES AND DISCIPLINES
9. Design and control of executive remuneration
10. Regulation of the market for corporate control