Transition on a neoliberal model facilitated the misappropriation of the accumulated wealth of ex-command economies by the politically well placed and by western investors. This model caused a massive reduction in the productive capacity of these countries. The subsequent introduction of more...

Verlagsinfo: Als im November 1989 die Mauer fiel, begann ein Grossexperiment kontinentalen Ausmasses: Die ehemaligen Staaten des "Ostblocks" wurden binnen kurzer Zeit auf eine neoliberale Ordnung getrimmt und dem Regime der Privatisierung und Liberalisierung unterworfen. Philipp Ther war vor...

Important questions that concern the notion of good corporate governance focus on what good corporate governance is, who benefits from good corporate governance, and how corporate governance quality can be measured. The aim of our study was to broaden our understanding of the role of standards...