This paper examines the effects of structural changes in financial system on corporate governance in Japan. The primary purpose of the study is twofold: to identify important features of changes in Japanese financial system and their effects on corporate governance; to develop insights concerning...

Summary The Business tax in Germany (German: Gewerbesteuer) has remained a continuous problem in spite of the recent economic boom. There has been a dramatic resurgence of populist voices calling for the abolition of the German Business tax. Regardless of these debates, the structural deficits...

The Business tax in Germany (German: Gewerbesteuer) has remained a continuous problem in spite of the recent economic boom. There has been a dramatic resurgence of populist voices calling for the abolition of the German Business tax. Regardless of these debates, the structural deficits of the...