Conflict of Interest in Global, Public and Corporate Governance

ISBN-13: 9781107029323 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 487 str.

Anne Peters

Opis

An interdisciplinary and international study addressing conflict of interest in different spheres and at different levels of governance.

Spis treści

Part I. General: 1. Conflict of interest as a cross-cutting problem of governance Anne Peters; 2. Conflict of interest from the perspective of the sociology of organised action Erhard Friedberg; 3. Empirical research on conflict of interest: a critical look Michael Davis; Part II. Global Governance: 4. Conflict of interest of international civil servants Auguste Nganga Malonga; 5. How to start thinking about conflict of interest in global governance? René Urueña; 6. Conflict of interest in international investment arbitration August Reinisch and Christina Knahr; 7. Conflict of interest in universal human rights bodies Michal Davala; Part III. Public Governance: 8. Conflict of interest and administrative law Jean-Bernard Auby; 9. Conflict of interest and the administration of public affairs – a local perspective Benjamin Schindler; 10. A dilemma in the separation of powers: public servants as legislators Thomas Braendle and Alois Stutzer; 11. Politicians as judges? Conflict of interest in Swiss parliament during decisions on the validity of popular initiatives Anna Christmann; 12. Private vices, public benefits? Small-town bureaucratization in Namibia Gregor Dobler; 13. Conflict of interest of heads of state: the example of Madagascar Jan Christoph Richter; Part IV. Corporate and Financial Governance and the Professions: 14. Conflict of interest: compliance and its contribution to corporate governance in the financial services sector Monika Roth; 15. Conflict of interest and the furore over banker compensation Andrew Stark; 16. Conflict of interest related to management and board payments – profit-based remuneration systems make things worse Lukas Handschin; 17. Taking conflict of interest in corporate law seriously – direct and indirect rules addressing the agency problem Rashid Bahar and Antoine Morand; 18. Conflict of interest at the bedside: surrogate decision making at the end of life Susan P. Shapiro; Part V. Conclusion: 19. Managing conflict of interest: lessons from multiple disciplines and settings Anne Peters.