Contents

pp v-xiv

Contributors

pp xv-xvi

Table of cases

pp xvii-xx

Table of statutes

pp xxi-xxii

Preface

pp xxiii-xxiv

Preface to the first edition

pp xxv-xxvi

PART ONE - BASIC CONCEPTS, BOARD STRUCTURES AND COMPANY OFFICERS

pp 1-2

1 - The concept ‘corporate governance’ and ‘essential’ principles of corporate governance

pp 3-19

2 - Stakeholders in corporate governance and corporate social responsibility

pp 20-70

3 - Board functions and structures

pp 71-100

4 - Types of company directors and officers

pp 101-130

PART TWO - CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN AUSTRALIA

pp 131-132

5 - Corporate governance in Australia – background and business initiatives

pp 133-155

6 - Regulation of corporate governance

pp 156-178

7 - The role of the regulators: ASIC and ASX

pp 179-197

8 - Accounting governance

pp 198-218

9 - Auditors and audits

pp 219-239

10 - Directors' duties and liability

pp 240-278

11 - Enforcement of directors' duties

pp 279-296

PART THREE - CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN INTERNATIONAL AND GLOBAL CONTEXTS

pp 297-298

12 - Corporate governance in the USA, the UK and Canada

pp 299-336

13 - OECD Principles of Corporate Governance, and corporate governance in Germany, Japan and China

pp 337-416

PART FOUR - BUSINESS ETHICS AND FUTURE DIRECTION

pp 417-418

14 - The ethical obligations of corporations

pp 419-445

15 - Reflections on contemporary corporate governance and its future direction

pp 446-468

Index

pp 469-482