| Description |
1 online resource (xxxiv, 410 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Series on economic development and growth ; v. 6
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Series on economic development and growth ; v. 6.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Corporate governance and economic development : the nexus -- Corporate ownership, control, and corporate governance -- The separation of ownership and control in Sri Lanka -- Determinants of ownership and control structures in Sri Lanka -- Controlling shareholder systems and corporate governance. |
| Summary |
The governance of companies is of importance to developing countries due to the link between effective corporate governance and economic development. Ownership and control of public companies, except in the US and UK, are often in the hands of a few individuals, families or corporate groups and impact on corporate governance and economic development. Using Sri Lanka as an illustrative example, this book sets out the implications of corporate ownership and control structures on the governance of companies, and suggests a reform agenda to meet the challenges posed by such structures. Any analysi. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Corporations -- Sri Lanka.
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Corporations. |
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Sri Lanka. |
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Stock ownership -- Sri Lanka.
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Stock ownership. |
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Industrial concentration -- Sri Lanka.
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Industrial concentration. |
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Sri Lanka -- Economic policy -- 21st century.
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Economic policy. |
| Chronological Term |
21st century |
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2000 - 2099 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Perera, Shalini. Corporate ownership and control. Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific Pub., ©2011 9789812837479 (DLC) 2010044322 (OCoLC)671573416 |
| ISBN |
9789812837486 (electronic book) |
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9812837485 (electronic book) |
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9789812837479 |
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9812837477 |
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