CONTENTS
- About This Issue
The Editors
- Laying the Groundwork For Economic Growth
Ira M. Millstein, Senior Partner, Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP
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Corporate governance is becoming increasingly important for companies and developing countries seeking to attract investment.
- Fostering an International Regulatory Consensus
Ethiopis Tafara and Robert D. Strahota, Office of International Affairs, Securities and Exchange Commission
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U.S. regulators are working with their counterparts worldwide to facilitate compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
- Prosecuting Corporate Crimes
Christopher Wray, Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, Department of Justice
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The U.S. Department of Justice is moving decisively to crack down on corporate officials who abuse their positions at the expense of shareholders.
- Corporate Governance: The Development Challenge
Charles Oman and Daniel Blume, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
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Developing countries face the challenge of transforming political and economic governance arrangements from relationship-based systems into rules-based systems.
- Creating a Sustainable Corporate Environment
John Sullivan, President, Center for International Private Enterprise, and Georgia Sambunaris, Capital Markets Specialist, U.S. Agency for International Development
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The United States is devoting growing resources to help transition and developing economies create environments that nurture competitive, profitable, and ethically managed businesses.
- Training Managers for the Future
Mary C. Gentile, International Business Consultant
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Ethics and governance are among the most important lessons that future managers need to learn.
- The Case for Powerful Shareholders
Robert A.G. Monks, Founder, Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc.
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Effective shareholders are good for business and the economy.
- A Business Perspective on Corporate Governance
Interview With Rosemary Kenney and Nancy Nielsen, Pfizer Inc.
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Businesses that hope to succeed in today's global marketplace must incorporate newer, stricter legal requirements and also take into account growing social expectations.
- Governing Family Businesses
John L. Ward, Center for Family Enterprises, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
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Successful family firms are those that properly define the roles and responsibilities of ownership, management, and the board of directors.
- Key OECD Principles of Corporate Governance
Bibliography
Internet Resources
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eJournal USA: Economic Perspectives
Volume 10, Number 1 February 2005
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Editor | Jonathan Schaffer |
Managing Editors | Berta Gomez |
| Andrzej Zwaniecki |
Contributing Editors | Linda Johnson |
| Martin Manning |
| Kathryn McConnell |
| Bruce Odessey |
Illustrations Editor | Barry Fitzgerald |
Cover Design | Min Yao |
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Publisher | Judith S. Siegel |
Executive Editor | Guy E. Olson |
Production Manager | Christian Larson |
Assistant Production Manager | Sylvia Scott |
Editorial Board | George Clack |
| Kathleen R. Davis |
| Peggy England |
| Alexander Feldman |
| Francis B. Ward |
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