Conflict of interest in global, public and corporate governance / edited by Anne Peters and Lukas Handschin ; assistant editor, Daniel Högger.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Peters, Anne, 1964- editor.

Handschin, Lukas, editor.

Högger, Daniel, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Corporate governance--Law and legislation.

Corporate governance.

Conflict of interests.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 470 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Other Title:

Conflict of Interest in Global, Public & Corporate Governance

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012.

System Details:

text file

PDF

Summary:

Conflict of interest occurs at all levels of governance, ranging from local to global, both in the public and the corporate and financial spheres. There is increasing awareness that conflicts of interest may distort decision-making processes and generate inappropriate outcomes, thereby undermining the functioning of public institutions and markets. However, the current worldwide trend towards regulation, which seeks to forestall, prevent and manage conflicts of interest, has its price. Drawbacks may include the stifling of decision-making processes, the loss of expertise among decision-makers and a vicious circle of distrust. This interdisciplinary and international book addresses specific situations of conflict of interest in different spheres of governance, particularly in global, public and corporate governance.

Contents:

Conflict of interest as a cross-cutting problem of governance / Anne Peters

Conflict of interest from the perspective of the sociology of organised action / Erhard Friedberg

Empirical research on conflict of interest : a critical look / Michael Davis

Conflict of interest of international civil servants / Auguste Nganga Malonga

How to start thinking about conflict of interest in global governance? / René Urueña

Conflict of interest in international investment arbitration / August Reinisch and Christina Knahr

Conflict of interest in universal human rights bodies / Michal Davala

Conflict of interest and administrative law / Jean-Bernard Auby

Conflict of interest and the administration of public affairs : a Swiss perspective / Benjamin Schindler

A dilemma in the separation of powers : public servants as legislators / Thomas Braendle and Alois Stutzer

Politicians as judges? : Conflict of interest in Swiss parliament during decisions on the validity of popular initiatives / Anna Christmann

Private vices, public benefits? : Small-town bureaucratization in Namibia / Gregor Dobler

Conflict of interest of heads of state : the example of Madagascar / Jan Christoph Richter

Conflict of interest : compliance and its contribution to corporate governance in the financial services sector / Monika Roth

Conflict of interest and the furore over banker compensation / Andrew Stark

Conflict of interest related to management and board payments : profit-based remuneration systems make things worse / Lukas Handschin

Taking conflict of interest in corporate law seriously : direct and indirect rules addressing the agency problem / Rashid Bahar and Antoine Morand

Conflict of interest at the bedside : surrogate decision making at the end of life / Susan P. Shapiro

Managing conflict of interest : lessons from multiple disciplines and settings / Anne Peters.

Notes:

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Print version:

ISBN:

9781139248945

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