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Political Science Economic Conditions

Entrepreneurial States

Reforming Corporate Governance in France, Japan, and Korea

by (author) Yves Tiberghien

Publisher
Cornell University Press
Initial publish date
Jul 2007
Category
Economic Conditions, General, Corporate Governance
Recommended Age
18
Recommended Grade
12
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780801445934
    Publish Date
    Jul 2007
    List Price
    $75.95

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In Entrepreneurial States, an innovative examination of the comparative politics of reform in stakeholder systems, Yves Tiberghien analyzes the modern partnership between the state and global capital in attaining structural domestic change. The emergence of a powerful global equity market has altered incentives for the state and presented political leaders with a "golden bargain"?the infusion of abundant and cheap capital into domestic stock markets in exchange for reform of corporate governance and other regulatory changes. Drawing on extensive archival research and interviews with policy and corporate elites in Europe and East Asia, Tiberghien asks why states such as Korea and France have embraced this opportunity and engaged in far-reaching reforms to make their companies more attractive to foreign capital, whereas Japan and Germany have moved forward much more grudgingly.

Interest groups and electoral institutions have their impacts, but by tracing the unfolding dynamic of reform under different constraints, Tiberghien shows that the role of political entrepreneurs is critical. Such policy elites act as mediators between global forces and national constraints. As risk takers and bargain builders, Tiberghien finds, they use corporate reform to reshape their political parties and to stake out new policy ground. The degree of political autonomy available to them and the domestic organization of bureaucratic responsibility determine their ability to succeed.

About the author

Contributor Notes

Yves Tiberghien is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of British Columbia and Academy Scholar, Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies.

Editorial Reviews

Yves Tiberghien, a professor of political science at he University of British Columbia, examines the comparitive politics of reform in stakeholder systems in this book. Tiberghien analyzes the modern partnership between the state and global capital in attaining structural domestic change, looking at how Korea, France, Japan undertake reforms differently. Drawing on extensive archival research and interviews with policy and corporate elites in Europe and East Asia, Tiberghien asks why states such as Korea and France have embraced this opportunity and engaged in far-reaching reformsto make their companies more attractive to foreign capital, wheres Japan and Germany have moved forward much more grudgingly.

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