The Geography of Finance Corporate Governance in the Global Marketplace

Author: Gordon L. Clark; Dariusz Wójcik
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780199213368
Published In: May 2007
Format: Hardback , 272 pages
Jurisdiction: International ? Disclaimer:
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Analyses implications of the gathering momentum of global financial markets
Examines the interrelation of corporate investment strategies, national economies, and international finance markets
Engages critically with 'Varieties of Capitalism' debates

The Geography of Finance tackles crucial issues regarding the emerging global market for corporate governance. The authors describe and explain the transformation of European corporate governance in the light of the imperatives driving global financial markets, using an innovative analytical framework.

The authors chart the response of corporate managers to the interest of global portfolio managers in transparent and accountable modes of corporate governance. In doing so, the authors provide an innovative perspective on a rapidly changing environment; and a challenge to those who ignore the gathering momentum of global financial markets.

Readership: Academics, researchers, and advanced students of Corporate Governance, Management Studies, Finance, Economics, and Economic Geography; Practitioners and industry specialists in global investment

Part I: Global Finance and Europe
1: The Alchemy of Finance
2: Convergence in Corporate Governance
Part II: German Model(s) in Play
3: Portfolio Investors and the German Model
4: Geographical Foundations of Corporate Governance
5: Path Dependence and Transition
Part III: Managing Global Integration
6: Cross-Listing and the Market for Governance
7: Global Financial Markets as Standard-Setters
8: The Language of Finance

Gordon L. Clark, Halford Mackinder Professor of Geography, University of Oxford, and Dariusz Wójcik, Research Associate, School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford

"This fine book sheds new light on the interaction of dynamic financial markets and the structures of corporate governance. The authors take us far beyond conventional treatments of institutional convergence and divergence. Their broadly interdisciplinary approach yields compelling arguments, innovative empirical tests, and appropriately nuanced conclusions. The Geography of Finance will certainly engage a wide range of expert readers, but students and non-specialists interested in the future of global capitalism will find it accessible as well." - Louis W. Pauly, Canada Research Chair in Globalization and Governance and Director of the Centre for International Studies, University of Toronto