Who Controls East Asian Corporations—and the Implications for Legal Reform

Who Controls East Asian Corporations—and the Implications for Legal Reform

This Note reports an analysis of ultimate control in nearly 3,000 publicly traded companies in December 1996-before the financial crisis-in nine East Asian economies: Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Si...

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Main Authors: Claessens, Stijn, Djankov, Simeon, Lang, Larry H. P.
Format: Viewpoint
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
CAPITAL MARKETS
COMPANY
CONGLOMERATES
CORPORATE CONTROL
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
CORPORATE OWNERSHIP
CORPORATION
CORPORATIONS
CORRUPTION
DEGREE OF CORRUPTION
DISCLOSURE
DIVERSIFICATION
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FIRMS
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
GOVERNMENT POLICY
INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INSURANCE
LAWS
LEASING
LEGAL INSTITUTIONS
LEGAL REFORM
LEGAL SYSTEM
LEGAL SYSTEMS
LISTED COMPANIES
MARKET ENTRY
POLITICAL PARTIES
PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT
REGULATORY REFORM
RULE OF LAW
SHAREHOLDERS
VOTING LEGAL REFORMS
OWNERSHIP
INSURANCE COMPANIES
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
INVESTMENTS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1999/09/2531902/controls-east-asian-corporations-implications-legal-reform
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11465

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1999/09/2531902/controls-east-asian-corporations-implications-legal-reform
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11465

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