Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Rationale of Central Banks -- 2 Governance Structure of Central Banks.-3 … Public Governance of Central Banks -- 4 Governance of Monetary Policy -- 5 Ownership of Prudential Policy -- 6 Role of … Central Banks in Financial Crisis Management -- 7 Scope and Governance of Central Bank Payment and Settlement Systems -- 8 …

Japanese firms have historically followed a country-specific model of corporate governance. Yet, Japan has had to adapt … capitalism in the same period. We review the historical evolution of Japanese corporate governance over the last three decades … board of directors monitoring. By doing this, we investigate to what extent specific Japanese corporate governance features …