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Takes readers through an in-depth examination of many leading industrialized nations and identifies both the drivers that propel corporations towards convergence and the major impediments that stand in the way of convergence. Also examines many mechanisms of convergence such as governance codes, MNCs, and IPOs.

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List of Tables List of Figures Notes on Contributors Convergence of Corporate Governance: Promise and Prospects; A.A.Rasheed T.Yoshikawa Reflections on the End of History for Corporate Law; H.Hansmann & R.Kraakman Does Convergence in Regulation Lead to Convergence in Practice? The Case of Dissident Proxy Contests in Canada; K.A.Bates & D.A.Hennessy Corporate Governance in Germany: Converging Towards Shareholder Value-Orientation or Not So Much?; A.Tuschke & M.Luber Corporate Governance in India: Progress, Problems, and Prospects; N.Rajagopalan & Y.Zhang Corporate Governance Convergence in Japan; C.L.Ahmadjian Transformation of Corporate Governance in Korea; H.Kim & Ji-H.Lee Converging Divergence in Corporate Governance in Singapore; L.S.Tsui-Auch A Decade of Corporate Governance Reforms in Spain (2000-2010); R.Garcia-Castro & R.V.Aguilera Globalization and Corporate Governance Convergence: The Multinational Corporations as a Neglected Agent of Convergence; K.Sikavica & T.Yoshikawa Are Codes Fostering Convergence in Corporate Governance? An Institutional Perspective; I.Haxhi & R.V.Aguilera Why Do Chinese Firms Cross-list in the United States?; M.W.Peng & D.P.Blevins

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