Part I – Introduction to Corporate Governance 1. Defining corporate governance and key theoretical models 2. Corporate control across the world 3. Control versus ownership rights Part II – Macro Corporate Governance 4. Taxonomies of corporate governance systems 5. Corporate governance, types of financial systems and economic growth 6. Corporate governance regulation in an international context Part III – Improving Corporate Governance 7. Boards of directors 8. Incentivising managers and the disciplining of badly performing managers 9. Corporate governance in emerging markets 10. Contractual corporate governance 11. Corporate governance in initial public offerings 12. Behavioural biases and corporate governance Part IV – Corporate Governance and Stakeholders 13. Corporate social responsibility and socially responsible investment 14. Debtholders 15. Employee rights and voice across corporate governance systems 16. The role of gatekeepers in corporate governance Part V – Conclusions 17. Learning from diversity and future challenges for corporate governance Part VI – Glossary