Convergence and persistence in corporate governance / edited by Jeffrey N. Gordon and Mark J. Roe.

Many papers in this volume were first presented at a conference organized by the Columbia Law School Corporate Governance Project or are based on research supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The end of history for corporate law / Henry Hansmann and Reinier Kraakman -- A theory of path dependence in corporate ownership and governance / Lucian Arye Bebchuk and Mark J. Roe -- Path dependence and complementarity in corporate governance / Reinhard H. Schmidt and Gerald Spindler -- Globalizing corporate governance : convergence of form or function / Ronald J. Gilson -- The international relations wedge in the corporate convergence debate / Jeffrey N. Gordon -- Property rights in firms / Curtis J. Milhaupt -- Modern politics and ownership separation / Mark J. Roe -- The politics of corporate convergence / David Charny -- Ungoverned production / Charles F. Sabel -- Covergence of substantive law and convergence of enforcement : a comparison / Gérard Hertig -- Cross-shareholding in the Japanese keiretsu / J. Mark Ramseyer.

Corporate governance is on the reform agenda. Leading scholars discuss whether the Anglo-American model of shareholder capitalism is destined to become the global standard, or will important differences persist?

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