Hard Lessons in Corporate Governance - Title page

pp iii-iii

Copyright page

pp iv-iv

Dedication

pp v-vi

Contents

pp vii-viii

Acknowledgments

pp ix-x

Editorial Note

pp xi-xiv

Introduction

pp 1-16

1 - Our Corporate Governance Experiment

pp 17-34

Part I - What Do We Know about Corporate Governance Practices?

pp 35-166

2 - Best Practices for Boards of Directors

pp 37-55

3 - Can We Measure Corporate Governance?

pp 56-69

4 - Do We Understand Executive Compensation Best Practices?

pp 70-92

5 - What Explains Shareholder Voting?

pp 93-117

6 - Shareholder Activism

pp 118-142

7 - Proxy Advisors

pp 143-166

Part II - What Can We Conclude about Our Theories of Corporate Governance?

pp 167-232

8 - Taking Stock of the Argument So Far

pp 169-192

9 - How Crooked Is the Timber?

pp 193-209

10 - Markets and Corporate Governance

pp 210-232

Part III - Are Social Welfare Outcomes Any Different?

pp 233-296

11 - Achieving Social and Environmental Goals through Corporate Governance

pp 235-257

12 - Shareholders and ESG Disclosure

pp 258-288

13 - Where Do We Go from Here?

pp 289-296

Index

pp 297-300