Fair Shares: The Future of Shareholder Power and Responsibility

Charkham, Jonathan

ISBN 10: 0198292147 / ISBN 13: 9780198292142

Published by OUP Oxford, 1999

About this Item

This is a text about shareholders - who they are, what they own, how their composition and character has changed, and with it their relationship with the companies they own, their shareholder rights and responsibilities. It explores corporate governance issues against this changing background. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KCP; KFFH; KJV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 543. . 1999. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Fair Shares: The Future of Shareholder Power and Responsibility
• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198292147
• ISBN 13: 9780198292142
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This book shows the importance of shareholder interest and involvement, which both authors strongly believe will remain in the best interests of the company and the wider society in the 21st century.

About the Author

Jonathan Charkham was formerly adviser to the Governor of the Bank of England and is Visiting Professor at City University, London. He has served on many committees on corporate governance abroad and in the UK including the National Health Service (1993/4) and the Cadbury Committee. He is an Adviser to PIRC Ltd, a member of the Committee of the Joint Disciplinary Scheme of the Accounting Profession, and a non-executive director of Great Universal Stores PLC. He is the author of Keeping Good Company: A Study of Corporate Governance in Five Counties (OUP, 1995).
Anne Simpson is Managing Director of PIRC, one of the main consultancy bodies associated with corporate governance and institutional shareholder choice.