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International Corporate Governance - Chinese Version

The highly acclaimed textbook International Corporate Governance has now been published in a Chinese translation by China Machine Press. The book is available from Amazon China. The original English version was published by Pearson Education and is available in print as well as via Kindle and CourseSmart.

Endorsements on the back cover:

'An excellent textbook which truly stands out. It is better than any book on corporate governance that I have seen', Luc Renneboog, Tilburg University

'Marc Goergen's book on corporate governance is by far the best textbook that has been published on the topic. He has done a wonderful job of covering the topics from a global perspective and I strongly recommend it to all scholars and students with an interest in corporate governance', Franklin Allen, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

'An excellent and very comprehensive book. It should become a standard reference on corporate governance', Colin Mayer, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford

 Reviews:

James McRitchie's review of the book is available here.

N.B. This textbook now exists in a new, 2018 version published by Cengage and with a different title ("Corporate Governance. A Global Perspective").

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