{"product_id":"9781843769125-competition-and-corporate-governance-in","title":"Competition and Corporate Governance in Korea","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReforming and Restructuring the Chaebol\u003cbr\u003eThe business environment of the chaebol (large corporations in Korea) has changed drastically since the outbreak of the 1997 Asian financial crisis.\u003cbr\u003eThe business environment of the \u003ci\u003echaebol\u003c\/i\u003e (large corporations in Korea) has changed drastically since the outbreak of the 1997 Asian financial crisis. This book discusses the attempts of the Korean government to remedy structural weaknesses in the corporate sector by launching an aggressive \u003ci\u003echaebol\u003c\/i\u003e reform package, supported by the IMF and other international agencies. Its main objective was to restore competitiveness in the corporate sector and to upgrade business conditions to that of international practices and standards.\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCompetition and Corporate Governance in Korea\u003c\/i\u003e critically reviews government policy towards the \u003ci\u003echaebol\u003c\/i\u003e and provides a comprehensive investigation of the relationship between corporate governance and economic performance as well as the interaction of economic institutions with the \u003ci\u003echaebols\u003c\/i\u003e' incentive structure and management behaviour. Policy implications based on objective and rigorous empirical analyses of data on the \u003ci\u003echaebol\u003c\/i\u003e are also discussed. Notwithstanding the fact that the \u003ci\u003echaebol\u003c\/i\u003e have already undergone considerable governance, capital, and business portfolio restructuring, this volume suggests a road map for further restructuring, and the creation of a new incentive structure to help strengthen \u003ci\u003echaebol\u003c\/i\u003e competitiveness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis richly informative book will appeal to academics and researchers of industrial organization, economics and corporate reform as well as those involved in Asian studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53567364727158,"sku":"9781843769125","price":165.37,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_13055995_19695608_20241209025249.jpg?v=1733761104","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781843769125-competition-and-corporate-governance-in","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}