Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Figures, Charts, Tables, Boxes and Appendixes -- About the Contributors -- Introduction -- 1 Economic Development, Resource Governance and Globalisation: The Growth of China's Resources Companies -- 2 Resource Security and Corporate Social...

The drafting of a new bankruptcy law for China proved to be a lengthy and agonizing process, but a new Enterprise Bankruptcy Law was finally enacted in 2006; China had reviewed the experiences of other countries and sought to introduce a new law that suited its socio-economic and political...

Many countries have benefited greatly from an influx of investment from China; much of this investment has come from Chinese State-owned enterprises (SOEs). Functioning as China's national champions, Chinese SOEs have been the vehicles for the Chinese government to obtain resources from the...

Transnational corporations (TNCs) have moved to the forefront of regulatory governance both within states and in the international arena. The Research Handbook on Transnational Corporations provides expert background commentary and up-to-date insights into regulatory frameworks impacting on TNCs...

China's ‘Go Global' strategy has encouraged Chinese companies to seek to enhance China's resource security through acquisitions in foreign markets. Under the influence of this policy, Chinese companies have greatly increased outbound investment in recent years, and one consequence of this...

Corporate governance reform is a major challenge facing Chinese firms trying to establish themselves in global markets. When they enter foreign markets, Chinese enterprises are likely to bring their pre-existing corporate governance practices with them. This paper examines how the corporate...