Business firms are ubiquitous in modern society, but an appreciation of how they are formed
and for what purposes requires an understanding of their legal foundations. This book …

After decades of increased economic integration, nationalistic sentiment and protectionist
policies are back in vogue, raising questions about the future of globalization. This tension is …

Much has happened in Japan since the publication of the Third Revised Edition in 2012.
The long ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) regained control of the Diet and the …

Since the UK adopted the world's first stewardship code in 2010, stewardship codes have
proliferated across Asia. Given the UK Code's prominence, it is tempting to assume that …

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For over two decades, Japan has ostensibly had all of the essential elements that leading
academics and sophisticated investors have assumed to be sufficient for a country to …

The advent of the" shareholder rights' plan", more popularly known as the" poison pill"',
fundamentally altered the trajectory of American corporate governance. Intended to defend …

Japan has a very peculiar place in the framework of comparative law in general. It is often
praised as a case of successful ground for legal transplants, as it was able to adopt and …

Corporate governance may be analyzed from different perspectives, one of them being its
legal aspect. However, instead of examining legal rules regarding corporate governance …

In the last century, the meaning and interpretation of the purpose of the corporation has
undergone a succession of ideological shifts. Corporate purpose has become the prime …