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The Law of Charitable Status: Maintenance and Removal
ISBN: 9780521516037 / Angielski / Twarda / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This in-depth commentary on the Charities Act 2006 outlines the new requirements for qualifying as a charity and examines the concept of 'public benefit'. The author, a former Charity Commission lawyer who has practised in charity law for 20 years, conducts a theoretical and empirical analysis of the reasons why charitable status might be removed by the Charity Commission, looks at the position of charitable property when institutions cease to be charitable and examines the likely effect of the independent Charity Tribunal on the appeals process. The post-Act treatment of controversial...
This in-depth commentary on the Charities Act 2006 outlines the new requirements for qualifying as a charity and examines the concept of 'public benef...
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436,01 |
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Contracting with Companies
ISBN: 9781841131542 / Angielski / Twarda / 360 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book surveys the main rules of Company Law governing the making of contracts with companies. It adopts an economic perspective, examining these rules in terms of the risks they apportion between companies and parties contracting with them. It reviews the use that has been made of economics in the analysis of Company Law and considers what guidance this can provide in analysing corporate contracting. The book then examines the relevant law and the issues raised by this law, covering the role of corporate constitutions as the source of the authority of corporate agents, the mechanisms of...
This book surveys the main rules of Company Law governing the making of contracts with companies. It adopts an economic perspective, examining these r...
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487,78 |
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Corporations and the Third Way
ISBN: 9781901362633 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The search for an ethical foundation for corporate behavior has been a powerful theme of scholarship in company law since the middle of the last century. In an era of social democracy the search has intensified, fueled by the demise of the new right both in economic and social terms. The author of this path-breaking and provocative work argues that third way politics offers a means of identifying that foundation by emphasizing the need for social cooperation and partnership through shared agendas rather than regulatory pressure. In contrast to many contemporary -globalization- theorists, the...
The search for an ethical foundation for corporate behavior has been a powerful theme of scholarship in company law since the middle of the last centu...
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268,23 |
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Econometric Analysis of Corporate Governance in India
ISBN: 9783639090666 / Angielski / Miękka / 88 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Econometric Analysis of Corporate Governance in India empirically examines the influence of corporate governance framework on firm performance and dividend policy, for an unbalanced panel of Indian corporate firms. The book finds that after controlling for observed firm characteristics and unobserved firm heterogeneity, the shareholding by institutional investors and directors affect firm performance. Also the equity ownership by dominant group influences firm-performance only in case of managerial ownership. However, there is no evidence in favor of endogeneity in ownership structure....
Econometric Analysis of Corporate Governance in India empirically examines the influence of corporate governance framework on firm performance and div...
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222,18 |
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After Enron: Improving Corporate Law and Modernising Securities Regulation in Europe and the US
ISBN: 9781841135311 / Angielski / Miękka / 728 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. At the end of the 20th century, it was thought by many that the Anglo-American system of corporate governance was performing effectively and some observers claimed to see an international trend towards convergence around this model. There can be no denying that the recent corporate governance crisis in the US has caused many to question their faith in this view. This collection of essays by the leading British and American scholars provides a comprehensive attempt to answer the following questions: firstly, What went wrong-when and why do markets misprice the value of firms, and what was...
At the end of the 20th century, it was thought by many that the Anglo-American system of corporate governance was performing effectively and some obse...
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731,67 |
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Corporate Governance in Less Developed and Emerging Economies
ISBN: 9781848552524 / Angielski / Twarda / 568 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Corporate governance reform has become an important global policy agenda driven by events such as the 1997 Asian financial crisis, corporate scandals (such as Enron and WorldCom) and the globalisation of capital markets. This book advances debate on corporate governance, accountability and transparency in less developed and emerging economies.
Corporate governance reform has become an important global policy agenda driven by events such as the 1997 Asian financial crisis, corporate scandals ...
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616,09 |
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Principles of European Law: Mandate Contracts
ISBN: 9780199568291 / Angielski / Twarda / 300 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Study Group on a European Civil Code has taken upon itself the task of drafting common European principles for the most important aspects of the law of obligations and for certain parts of the law of property in movables which are especially relevant for the functioning of the common market.
Like the Commission on European Contract Law's "Principles of European Contract Law," the results of the research conducted by the Study Group on a European Civil Code seek to advance the process of Europeanization of private law. Among other topics the series tackles sales and service contracts,... The Study Group on a European Civil Code has taken upon itself the task of drafting common European principles for the most important aspects of the l...
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1196,22 |
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Perspectives in Company Law and Financial Regulation: Essays in Honour of Eddy Wymeersch
ISBN: 9780521515702 / Angielski / Twarda / 625 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This collection of essays has been compiled in honour of Professor Eddy Wymeersch on the occasion of his retirement as professor at Ghent University. His main international academic peers explore developments on the crossroads of company law and financial regulation in Europe and the United States, providing a unique view on the dynamics of regulatory competition in an era of economic globalisation, whether in the fields of rulemaking, organising the mobility of capital or the enforcement of rules. The deepening of European financial integration and the transatlantic regulatory dialogue has...
This collection of essays has been compiled in honour of Professor Eddy Wymeersch on the occasion of his retirement as professor at Ghent University. ...
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676,36 |
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Corporate Criminal Liability in Nigeria
ISBN: 9789780232511 / Angielski / Miękka / 364 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. All over the world, some corporate activities produce crimes, hurt and kill people, misappropriate funds, pollute minds and the environment, deceive, defraud and despoil to an extent unrivaled by conventional crimes. The forms of crimes range from corporate fraud, commercial pollution of air and water, and crimes relating to trade descriptions, food, hygiene, pensions, health and safety, and securities among others, all with their adverse effects on shareholders, individuals and the public.
In relation to Nigeria, this book attempts to proffer answers to the following liability questions:... All over the world, some corporate activities produce crimes, hurt and kill people, misappropriate funds, pollute minds and the environment, deceive, ...
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305,51 |
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International Jurisdiction and Commercial Litigation: Uniform Rules for Contract Disputes
ISBN: 9789067043038 / Angielski / Twarda / 606 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. avoiding gaps and provide a claimant with limited forum shopping possibilities. In that same vein, the paradigm proposed by Ms. Van Lith ought to shift to special grounds of jurisdiction based on sufficient connection between the defendant and the forum state. In that respect, she proposes jurisdiction at the place where the defendant has a fixed place of business from which he carries out business activities directly related to the claimant s contractual claim. Absent such a place of business, jurisdiction is to be vested in the courts of the country where the defendant is engaged in...
avoiding gaps and provide a claimant with limited forum shopping possibilities. In that same vein, the paradigm proposed by Ms. Van Lith ought to shif...
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603,81 |
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Creditor Protection in Private Companies: Anglo-German Perspectives for a European Legal Discourse
ISBN: 9780521895385 / Angielski / Twarda / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Investigates mechanisms in English and German law that protect creditors against the abuse of limited liability by directors and shareholders.
Investigates mechanisms in English and German law that protect creditors against the abuse of limited liability by directors and shareholders.
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570,07 |
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EC Regulation of Corporate Governance
ISBN: 9780521876674 / Angielski / Twarda / 418 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Andrew Johnston examines EC regulation of national corporate governance systems through the lenses of economic theory and reflexive governance. By contrasting the normative demands of the neoclassical 'agency' model with those of the productive coalition model, he shows how their incompatibility required political compromise. Reflexive governance theory is then used to explain how progress has been possible. Through detailed analysis of both case law and positive regulation, the author highlights the move from positive to negative integration; the benefits as well as the limits of regulatory...
Andrew Johnston examines EC regulation of national corporate governance systems through the lenses of economic theory and reflexive governance. By con...
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412,90 |
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Three Essays on Corporate Governance and Corporate Finance
ISBN: 9783639103304 / Angielski / Miękka / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Corporate governance is a highly appealing field of economic theory. Its origins can be traced all the way back to Adam Smith. And as the separation of ownership and control is inherent in the modern corporate, the issues of corporate governance mentioned in essay one have not lost relevance. Further we can observe two main areas of interest in decision-making in corporate finance. Besides the debt-versus-equity decision-making there is also the factor of debt maturity, which is of the same importance but is usually not the focus of financial research. Essay two presents evidence for Czech...
Corporate governance is a highly appealing field of economic theory. Its origins can be traced all the way back to Adam Smith. And as the separation o...
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219,18 |
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Law & Capitalism: What Corporate Crises Reveal about Legal Systems and Economic Development Around the World
ISBN: 9780226525280 / Angielski / Miękka / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Recent high-profile corporate scandals-such as those involving Enron in the United States, Yukos in Russia, and Livedoor in Japan-demonstrate challenges to legal regulation of business practices in capitalist economies. Setting forth a new analytic framework for understanding these problems, Law and Capitalism examines such contemporary corporate governance crises in six countries, to shed light on the interaction of legal systems and economic change. This provocative book debunks the simplistic view of law's instrumental function for financial market development and economic...
Recent high-profile corporate scandals-such as those involving Enron in the United States, Yukos in Russia, and Livedoor in Japan-demonstrate challeng...
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143,77 |
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Due Diligence, Disclosures and Warranties
ISBN: 9781853336331 / Angielski / Twarda / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This new edition stems from the work of the International Bar Association Committee on Business Organisations, and is a welcome and timely successor to the highly successful first edition. Leading international practitioners address the increasingly complex issues surrounding due diligence, disclosures and protection of the buyer and seller in corporate acquisitions practice. The book also addresses the structure of acquisition agreements, including warranties and the effect of different controlling laws. Environmental due diligence is also included in considering current international...
This new edition stems from the work of the International Bar Association Committee on Business Organisations, and is a welcome and timely successor t...
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1837,82 |
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Protection Of Minority Shareholders
ISBN: 9789041106612 / Angielski / Twarda / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book provides a shareholder investing in a foreign company (and the shareholder s legal advisors) with practical information on the various means of protection and its judicial enforcement in the respective foreign country. Protection of Minority Shareholders contains 15 reports covering almost all of the major European jurisdictions as well as the United States. All of the reports follow the same structure and address such issues as:
This book provides a shareholder investing in a foreign company (and the shareholder s legal advisors) with practical information on the various means...
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1570,17 |
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Challenges in Corporate Govern
ISBN: 9780470825228 / Angielski / Twarda / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "John Zinkin's new book on Challenges in Implementing Corporate Governance is a welcome addition for board members and senior management on how to improve corporate governance in the post-crisis period. John correctly identifies that most boards on underperforming companies have three elements of failure: a lack of proper understanding of the business and its strategy; a total lack of appreciation of both the strategic and systemic risks created by new product markets; and a total failure by boards to ensure that the incentive structures for top management reflect long-term needs...
"John Zinkin's new book on Challenges in Implementing Corporate Governance is a welcome addition for board members and senior management on how...
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167,73 |
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Corporate Hacking and Technology-Driven Crime: Social Dynamics and Implications
ISBN: 9781616928056 / Angielski / Twarda / 318 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In an age when computer crime is growing at a exponential rate and on a global scale, industry and government leaders are increasingly reliant upon answers from the academic and IT Security fields in order to keep cyber crime in check, and be ahead of the "cyber criminal curve." Corporate Hacking and Technology-Driven Crime: Social Dynamics and Implications addresses various aspects of hacking and technology- driven crime, including the ability to understand computer-based threats, identify and examine attack dynamics, and find solutions. Including findings from experts in Criminal Justice,...
In an age when computer crime is growing at a exponential rate and on a global scale, industry and government leaders are increasingly reliant upon an...
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897,39 |
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Cases on Adoption, Diffusion and Evaluation of Global E-Governance Systems: Impact at the Grass Roots
ISBN: 9781616928148 / Angielski / Twarda / 364 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Many of today's e-government systems are designed to replicate conventional systems. Electronic solutions are implemented in government offices without investigating transformational aspects and, as a result, these systems are unable to provide long-term sustainability. Cases on Adoption, Diffusion and Evaluation of Global E-Governance Systems: Impact at the Grass Roots accommodates theories, issues and methodologies for designing, implementing and operating e- government systems. The cases contained in this text cover a variety of services and applications that have been improving the...
Many of today's e-government systems are designed to replicate conventional systems. Electronic solutions are implemented in government offices withou...
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897,39 |
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Foundations and Anatomy of Shareholder Activism
ISBN: 9781841136585 / Angielski / Twarda / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This comprehensive and comparative study examines the landscape of contemporary shareholder activism in the UK, focusing on minority shareholder activism in publicly listed companies. It argues that contemporary shareholder activism in the UK is dominated by two groups: the institutional shareholders whose shareholder activism is largely seen as a driving force for good corporate governance, and the hedge funds whose shareholder activism is based on value extraction and exit. The book provides a detailed examination of both types of shareholder activism, and critically discusses the nature...
This comprehensive and comparative study examines the landscape of contemporary shareholder activism in the UK, focusing on minority shareholder activ...
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463,39 |