A Survey of Corporate Governance

Journal of Finance Volume 52, No. 2, 1997

Posted: 23 Jun 1998

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Andrei Shleifer

Harvard University - Department of Economics; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER); European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI)

Robert W. Vishny

University of Chicago - Booth School of Business; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

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Date Written: April 1996

Abstract

This paper surveys research on corporate governance, with special attention to the importance of legal protection of investor and of ownership concentration in corporate governance systems around the world.

JEL Classification: G32, G34, G38

Suggested Citation

Shleifer, Andrei and Vishny, Robert W., A Survey of Corporate Governance (April 1996). Journal of Finance Volume 52, No. 2, 1997, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=100528

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