'… this book has been a fascinating read, rich in detail and full of insight. The editors have succeeded in putting together a book that will undoubtedly be an important resource in the arsenal of all who are concerned with corporate governance generally.' Pearlie Koh, Singapore Journal of Legal Studies
Part I. Theoretical Framework: Introduction Dan W. Puchniak, Harald Baum and Luke Nottage; 1. The rise of the independent drector in the West: understanding the origins of Asia's legal transplants Harald Baum; 2. Independent directors: a theoretical framework Wolf-Georg Ringe; 3. Varieties of independent directors in Asia: a taxonomy Dan W. Puchniak and Kon Sik Kim; Part II. Asian Jurisdiction-Specific Chapters: 4. Japan's gradual reception of independent directors: an empirical and political-economic analysis Gen Goto, Manabu Matsunaka and Souichirou Kozuka; 5. Korea's mandatory independent directors: expected and unexpected roles Kyung-Hoon Chun; 6. Independent directors in China: facts and reform proposals Xin Tang; 7. From double board to unitary board system: the corporate governance reform in Taiwan Hsin-Ti Chang, Yu-Hsin Lin and Ying-Hsin Tsai; 8. Independent directors in Hong Kong Vivienne Bath; 9. Independent directors in Singapore: a corporate governance outlier? Dan W. Puchniak and Luh Luh Lan; 10. Board independence in India: from form to function? Vikramaditya Khanna and Umakanth Varottil; Part III. Alternative Perspectives and Conclusions: 11. The rise and unlikely demise of independent directors in Australia Fady Aoun and Luke Nottage; 12. Case studies of independent directors in Asia Bruce Aronson; 13. Independent directors in Asia: theoretical lessons and practical implications Souichirou Kozuka and Luke Nottage; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.