| Description |
1 online resource (xxiv, 290 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Cover -- Half-title -- Title page -- Copyright information -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Notes on Contributors -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 The Research Questions -- 1.2 The Global Corporate Governance Revolution -- 1.3 The Determinants of Corporate Ownership -- 1.3.1 Law and Finance -- 1.3.2 Politics -- 1.3.3 Global Competition and Convergence -- 1.3.4 Privatization of State-Owned Enterprises -- 1.3.5 Path Dependence -- 1.3.6 Economic Entrenchment -- 1.3.7 Interest Groups and Financial Development -- 1.3.8 Challenges -- 1.3.9 Summary |
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1.4 The Data -- 1.5 Main Chapter Contents -- 1.6 Conclusion -- Part I Anglo-Saxon Countries -- 2 The United Kingdom -- 2.1 Introduction: Corporate Governance Legal and Institutional Reforms -- 2.1.1 Types of Company -- 2.1.2 Corporate Governance Reforms -- 2.1.3 Listing and Disclosure Rules -- 2.2 The Data -- 2.3 The Ownership Structure -- 2.4 The Determinants of Ownership Changes -- 2.5 Conclusion -- Part II Central European Countries -- 3 Austria -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Corporate Governance Legal and Institutional Reforms -- 3.2.1 Organizational Forms -- 3.2.1.1 Joint-Stock Company |
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3.2.1.2 Societas Europaea -- 3.2.1.3 Limited Liability Company (GmbH) -- 3.2.2 Legal Rules for Listed Companies -- 3.2.3 Ownership Disclosure of Unlisted Companies -- 3.2.4 Ownership Disclosure of Listed Companies -- 3.2.5 Current Issues and Developments -- 3.3 The Data -- 3.4 The Ownership Structures -- 3.4.1 Ownership Structures in the Mid-1990s -- 3.4.1.1 Ownership Concentration -- 3.4.1.2 Ownership Identities -- 3.4.2 Ownership Change and Persistence -- 3.4.3 Ultimate Ownership -- 3.4.3.1 Ultimate Ownership in the 1990s -- 3.4.3.2 Ultimate Ownership in 2015 |
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3.5 The Determinants of Ownership Change -- 3.5.1 The Persistence of Domestic Pyramidal Ownership Structures -- 3.5.2 The Increase(?) in Widely Held Companies -- 3.5.2.1 The Austrian Stock Exchange -- 3.5.2.2 The Austrian Market for Corporate Control -- 3.5.3 The Decline(?) of State Ownership -- 3.5.4 The Important Role of Foreign Ownership -- 3.6 Conclusion -- 4 Germany -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Corporate Governance Framework -- 4.2.1 Organizational Forms -- 4.2.2 Legal Foundations -- 4.2.3 Ownership Disclosure Rules -- 4.3 The Data -- 4.4 The Ownership Structures -- 4.4.1 Listed Companies |
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4.4.2 Ownership Structures in 1990 -- 4.4.3 Patterns of Ownership Change or Persistence -- 4.5 The Determinants of Change in Ownership Structure -- 4.5.1 The Decline of Ownership Concentration -- 4.5.2 The Persistence of Traditional German Owners in the Top 20 Firms -- 4.5.3 The Fall of State Ownership -- 4.5.4 The Moderate 'Erosion' of the Traditional German Owners in the Top 100 Firms and Listed Companies -- 4.5.5 The Rise of Foreign Blockholders -- 4.6 Conclusion -- 5 Switzerland -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Corporate Governance Framework and Recent Legal and Institutional Reforms |
| Summary |
"The book provides unique empirical evidence on ownership and control change or persistence in Europe in the past decades. It would be especially useful for scholars and practitioners in corporate law, corporate governance, politics, and economic history as well as researchers, academic lecturers, students, and policy-makers in Europe"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 08, 2023) |
| Subject |
Corporate governance -- Europe
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Corporate governance
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Economic history
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| SUBJECT |
Europe -- Economic conditions.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85045668
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| Subject |
Europe
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Gugler, Klaus, editor.
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Peev, Evgeni, 1959- editor.
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| LC no. |
2022044746 |
| ISBN |
9781009244640 |
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1009244647 |
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9781009244596 |
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1009244590 |
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