Corporate Governance in Government Corporations

ISBN-13: 9781138277830 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 264 str.

Michael J. Whincop

Opis

The only book of its kind, this study of the corporate governance of for-profit business corporations examines the history of government corporations, the problems associated with mating the corporation to a public use, the possibilities for rent-seeking associated with government corporations, a new body of empirical evidence on governance practices and some of the potential areas for reform in government corporations.

Recenzje

'...an interesting and important addition to corporate governance scholarship...This pioneering effort at examining [governmental corporatinos] should inspire much additional work.' The Law and Politics Book Review

Spis treści

Contents: Introduction; Historical and comparative issues; The management of the government corporation; The government as shareholder; Stakeholders and corporate governance; Reforming government corporations; Bibliography; Index.

O autorze

The late Michael J. Whincop was the Professor and Law School Director of the Business Ethics and Corporate Regulation Program at the Key Centre for Ethics, Law, Justice and Governance at Griffith University, Australia.