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Corporate ownership and control: corporate governance and economic development in Sri Lanka

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Perera, Shalini Unknown World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd. (Singapore, 2011) (eng) English 9789812837486 Series on economic development and growth Unknown SRI LANKA -- ECONOMIC POLICY; Includes bibliographical references and index; 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, is 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, Corporate Ownership and Control 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 analysis into the reform of corporate governance in developing countries should begin with a focus on the local market structures that define its adaptation and effectiveness. The issues explored in the book provide an insight into ownership and control structures in Sri Lanka, the costs and benefits of such structures, and the necessary reform framework to promote effective corporate governance. The analysis can be used to both understand the impact of ownership structures on corporate governance, and suggest how corporate governance issues arising from such structures should be resolved in order to promote economic development and growth.
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1 online resource (xxxiv, 410 p.) Unknown ill. (some col.)
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ch. 1. Corporate governance and economic development : The nexus.
1.1. Introduction.
1.2. Corporate governance and economic development : The theory and evidence.
1.3. Corporate governance for economic development : The way forward.
1.4. Conclusion --
ch. 2. Corporate ownership, control and corporate governance.
2.1. Introduction.
2.2. Context of study : Sri Lanka.
2.3. Corporate ownership, control and corporate governance.
2.4. Conclusion --
ch. 3. The separation of ownership and control in Sri Lanka.
3.1. Introduction.
3.2. Data, definition of terms and methodology.
3.3. Results.
3.4. Corporate ownership and control : The challenges facing corporate governance in Sri Lanka.
3.5. Conclusion --
ch. 4. Determinants of ownership and control structures in Sri Lanka.
4.1. Introduction.
4.2. An outline of ownership evolution in Sri Lanka.
4.3. Determinants for the persistence of concentrated ownership in Sri Lanka.
4.4. Implications for corporate governance in light of the causes for the persistence of concentrated corporate ownership --
ch. 5. Controlling shareholder systems and corporate governance.
5.1. Introduction.
5.2. Costs of controlling shareholder systems.
5.3. Benefits of controlling shareholder systems.
5.4. The implications of a cost-benefit analysis of controlling shareholder systems for corporate governance.
5.5. The controlling shareholder trade-off --
ch. 6. Controlling shareholder systems : The search for reform.
6.1. Introduction.
6.2. Controlling the costs of controlling shareholder systems.
6.3. External governance mechanisms and controlling the costs of controlling shareholder systems.
6.4. The framework for reform --
ch. 7. The role of lenders in controlling shareholder systems. 7.1. Introduction. 7.2. Lenders as a corporate governance mechanism. 7.3. Lenders as a corporate governance mechanism. 7.4. Legal and institutional preconditions necessary for lenders to be an effective corporate governance mechanism to control the costs of controlling shareholders in Sri Lanka. 7.5. Conclusion -- Conclusion.

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