Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Foreword vii
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. Introduction xv
6. Governance of the Corporation in the Context of Global Markets
7. Canadian Corporate Governance Reform: In Search of a Regulatory Role for Corporate Law 3
8. Oversight, Hindsight, and Foresight: Canadian Corporate Governance through the Lens of Global Capital Markets 40
9. Governance, Mergers and Acquisitions, and Global Capital Markets 85
10. Shareholder Activism and Control: Accountability for Corporate Harms
11. Canadian Institutional Shareholder Activism in an Era of Global Deregulation 111
12. Investor Control of Multinational Enterprises: A Market for Corporate Governance Based on Justice and Fairness? 131
13. The Interplay between Securities Regulation and Corporate Governance: Shareholder Activism, the Shareholder Proposal Rule, and Corporate Compliance with Law 156
14. Beyond Environmental Compliance, with a View to the Best Interests of the Company 173
15. The Role of Directors in Governance Oversight: Domestic and International Lessons
16. Developments in US Boards of Directors and the Multiple Roles of Corporate Boards 191
17. The Governance of Commercial Crown Corporations: How Much Independence Can We Expect from Corporate Directors? 225
18. Synchronizing Individual Corporate Self-Interest Goals and Sector Development Responsibilities: The BC Seafood Processing Industry Experience 248
19. Governance of the Financially Distressed Corporation
20. Under Pressure: Governance of the Financially Distressed Corporation 275
21. Governance of the Financially Distressed Corporation in Global Capital Markets: Selected Aspects of the Financing and Governance of Canadian Enterprises in Cross-Border Workouts 297
22. The Role of Court-Appointed Officers in the Governance of Financially Distressed Corporations 345
23. Contributors 361
24. Index 363