Resources
CSD Resources: Links to WWW resources: OECD's Corporate Affairs Unit The Corporate Affairs Unit focuses on policies related to the development and efficient functioning of the corporate sector in both the OECD Member and non-Member countries, with particular emphasis on corporate governance, privatisation and state-owned enterprise (SOE) reform, financial disclosure and Insolvency. World Bank corporate governance web site This is the World Bank corporate governance web site - a gateway for sharing knowledge, experiences, best practices and resources from around the world. Global Corporate Governance Forum The Forum has been established to provide assistance to developing transition economies on corporate governance. It has been established through the cooperation of the World Bank Group and OECD. International Corporate Governance Network The International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN), founded in 1995 at the instigation of major institutional investors, represents investors, companies, financial intermediaries, academics and other parties interested in the development of global corporate governance practices. Davis Global Advisors Davis Global Advisors (DGA) is an independent, privately-owned consulting firm specializing in global corporate governance. It helps institutional investors boost the value of their holdings through corporate governance strategies best shaped for each market and situation. The Investor Responsibility Research Center IRRC is a non-profit institution that provides research, software products and consulting services to nearly 500 subscribers and clients representing institutional investors, corporations, law firms and other organizations. European Corporate Governance Network ECGN is a non-profit research network that brings together scholars and practitioners residing in different European countries, and abroad, who take an active interest in European and comparative corporate governance issues. New Papers on Corporate Governance The site aims to collect information on new publications related to corporate governance (working papers, forthcoming articles, books, book reviews, codes, etc.). The forum is fully automated and runs on the Web server of the European Corporate Governance Network and is intended to complement ECGNlist. The Conference Board on the Web The Board's Global Corporate Governance Research Center brings together CEOs and senior leaders from business, institutional investors, and public entities worldwide to develop governance solutions that will enhance global growth. Centre for International Corporate Governance The Centre for International Corporate Governance has recently been established as one of four research centres in Nottingham Business School. Some valuable links available on their site. The Corporate Governance Site The Corporate Governance site is designed to provide a springboard for explorations and discussions concerning the movement to enhance wealth by creating more democratic forms of corporate governance. There is a rich online library and a news section. Corporate Monitoring Site This site provides information concerning choice of target companies and reduces the total costs shareholders pay for voting advice. It also provides a vast collection of web resources for proxy voting and corporate monitoring. Library Resources: Books available at the USIS Information Resource Center, Sofia Author: Blair, Margaret M. Title: Ownership and control : rethinking corporate governance for the twenty-first century. Publisher: Washington, D.C.; Brookings Institute 1995. Author: Useem, Michael. Title: Executive defense : shareholder power and corporate reorganization. Publisher: Cambridge, Mass.; Harvard University Press 1993. Books available at the American University in Bulgaria - AUBG Library Title: Corporate Control and Accountability: Changing Structures and the Dynamics of Regulation Editor: Joseph. McCahery, Sol Piccciotto and Colin Scott Publisher: Oxford: Claredon Press, 1993 Author: Charkham Jonathan P. Title: Keeping Good Companies: A Study of Corporate Governance in five countries Publisher: Oxford: Claredon Press, 1994 Title: Corporate Governance in Transitional Economies: Insider Control and the Role of Banks Editor: Masahiko Aoki and Hyung -KiKim Publisher: Washington: The World Bank, 1994 Series: Economics Development Institute of World Bank Title: Corporate Governance of Public Enterprises in Transitional Economies Editor: Dominique Pannier Publisher: Washington, D.C.: The World Bank, 1996 Series: World Bank Technical Paper Title: Enterprise Restructuring and Economic Policy in Russia Editor: Simon Commander, Qimia Fan and Mark E. Schaffer Publisher: Washington, D.C.: World Bank, 1996 Series: Economics Development Institute of World Bank Author: Economics Policy Institute Title: Corporate Governance in Bulgaria Publisher: Sofia, Bulgaria: Balkanpress Joint stock Company, 1997 Author: Carlin Wendy Title: Privatization, Enterprise Restructuring and Corporate Governance in Transition: an update of empirical studies Books available at the CSD Library Title: Corporate Ownership In Transitional Economy (in Bulgarian language) Publisher: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1994 Title: Mass privatisation Schemes in Central and East European Countries. Implications on Corporate Governance Publisher: Gorex Press, 1998, Sofia, Bulgaria Title: How to Trade with Shares from Mass Privatization Publisher: CSD, Author: D. Barbalov, 1997, in Bulgarian Other books Authors: Colin Mayer, Marek Hessel, Jay Lorsch, James Sailer, Jonathan Charkham Title: In Search of Good Directors: Corporate Boards in Market and Transition Economies Books from Brookings Institution Recommended Books from LENS | Executive Summary | Activities | Objectives | Institutional Structure | Background | Resources | |