Praise for the second edition: 'With an expansive coverage of theories supported by real life examples and cases, this book has ingeniously captured the forces that have shaped and continue to shape the governance landscape in recent decades. An extensive coverage of the academic literature in the area makes the book suitable both for practitioners and academics.'- Khine Kyaw, Associate Professor, NTNU Business School, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway Praise for the previous edition: 'Professor Clarke sets out to cover every aspect of the theory and practice of corporate governance across the world and succeeds in doing so, adding a set of relevant and riveting case studies for good measure. Taking account of the astonishing rapidity of developments in this field internationally, his book represents a remarkable achievement. It will set a benchmark against which to evaluate and measure progress in the field of corporate governance'- From the foreword by Sir Adrian Cadbury. 'Professor Clarke has met the significant challenge of offering a substantial overview of the continually changing landscape of corporate governance. Integrating theory and practice, the book's coverage is both comprehensive and authoritative, providing an essential reference point for students, scholars and practitioners' - Laura F. Spira, Professor of Corporate Governance, Oxford Brookes University, UK.

'How corporations answer calls by shareholders, stakeholders, and governments to be more responsive to ambient societies has to be a central theme in any leading edge corporate governance text. This book does much better than any other in discussing the full range of issues in corporate governance today and in circling the globe to describe the various governance approaches and devices' - Douglas M. Branson, W. Edward Sell Chair in Business Law, University of Pittsburgh, USA. e book's coverage is both comprehensive and authoritative, providing an essential reference point for students, scholars and practitioners' - Laura F. Spira, Professor of Corporate Governance, Oxford Brookes University, UK. 'How corporations answer calls by shareholders, stakeholders, and governments to be more responsive to ambient societies has to be a central theme in any leading edge corporate governance text. This book does much better than any other in discussing the full range of issues in corporate governance today and in circling the globe to describe the various governance approaches and devices' - Douglas M.

Branson, W. Edward Sell Chair in Business Law, University of Pittsburgh, USA.