Corporate governance in China / Jian Chen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chen, Jian, 1962-

Series:

RoutledgeCurzon studies on the Chinese economy ; 9.

RoutledgeCurzon studies on the Chinese economy ; 9

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Corporate governance--China.

Corporate governance.

Industrial policy--China.

Industrial policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (192 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : RoutledgeCurzon, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Based on extensive original economic analysis, Chen examines key questions relating to corporate governance in China, including the relationship between ownership structure and corporate performance, the determinants of capital structure, and the nature of contemporary governance structures. It concludes that corporate performance is positively related to ownership concentration, but negatively related to state ownership, and that contemporary corporate governance structures are heavily dependent on previous structures in the centrally-planned economy and on the path of transition to the marke

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; Theoretical approaches to corporate governance; The evolution of corporate governance in China; The effect of ownership structure on the underpricing of Initial Public Offerings; Ownership structure as a corporate governance mechanism; The determinants of capital structure; Chinese corporate groups: a perspective from governance structure; General conclusions and future work; Notes; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [153]-169) and index.

ISBN:

1-134-28353-9

1-134-28354-7

1-280-05880-3

0-203-53694-0

9780203536940

OCLC:

57048987