Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part 1: Governance of the Corporation in the Context of Global Markets -- 1 Canadian Corporate Governance Reform: In Search of a Regulatory Role for Corporate Law -- 2 Oversight, Hindsight, and Foresight: Canadian Corporate Governance through the Lens of Global Capital Markets -- 3 Governance, Mergers and Acquisitions, and Global Capital Markets -- Part 2: Shareholder Activism and Control: Accountability for Corporate Harms -- 4 Canadian Institutional Shareholder Activism in an Era of Global Deregulation -- 5 Investor Control of Multinational Enterprises: A Market for Corporate Governance Based on Justice and Fairness? -- 6 The Interplay between Securities Regulation and Corporate Governance: Shareholder Activism, the Shareholder Proposal Rule, and Corporate Compliance with Law -- 7 Beyond Environmental Compliance, with a View to the Best Interests of the Company -- Part 3: The Role of Directors in Governance Oversight: Domestic and International Lessons -- 8 Developments in US Boards of Directors and the Multiple Roles of Corporate Boards -- 9 The Governance of Commercial Crown Corporations: How Much Independence Can We Expect from Corporate Directors? -- 10 Synchronizing Individual Corporate Self-Interest Goals and Sector Development Responsibilities: The BC Seafood Processing Industry Experience -- Part 4: Governance of the Financially Distressed Corporation -- 11 Under Pressure: Governance of the Financially Distressed Corporation -- 12 Governance of the Financially Distressed Corporation in Global Capital Markets: Selected Aspects of the Financing and Governance of Canadian Enterprises in Cross-Border Workouts -- 13 The Role of Court-Appointed Officers in the Governance of Financially Distressed Corporations -- Contributors -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J.

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