The Geography of Finance: Corporate Governance in the Global Marketplace

The book 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. It 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.\nThey 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.