To understand the potential economic implications of challenges from the real and financial sectors for the system of corporate governance - the social process that shapes who makes investment decisions in corporations, what types of investments they make, and how the returns from successful...

Franck Amalric opens the journal discussion with a short statement on his views on corporate responsibility followed by comments from members of the corporate world. Development (2004) 47, 3–8. doi:10.1057/palgrave.development.1100073