Conflict of interest in global, public and corporate governance

"Conflict of interest occurs at all levels of governance, ranging from local to global, both in the public and the corporate and financial spheres. There is increasing awareness that conflicts of interest may distort decision-making processes and generate inappropriate outcomes, thereby undermi...

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Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Other Authors: Peters, Anne, 1964-, Handschin, Lukas, H�ogger, Daniel
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
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  • Machine generated contents note: Part I. General: 1. Conflict of interest as a cross-cutting problem of governance Anne Peters; 2. Conflict of interest from the perspective of the sociology of organised action Erhard Friedberg; 3. Empirical research on conflict of interest: a critical look Michael Davis; Part II. Global Governance: 4. Conflict of interest of international civil servants Auguste Nganga Malonga; 5. How to start thinking about conflict of interest in global governance? Ren�e Urue�na; 6. Conflict of interest in international investment arbitration August Reinisch and Christina Knahr; 7. Conflict of interest in universal human rights bodies Michal Davala; Part III. Public Governance: 8. Conflict of interest and administrative law Jean-Bernard Auby; 9. Conflict of interest and the administration of public affairs - a local perspective Benjamin Schindler; 10. A dilemma in the separation of powers: public servants as legislators Thomas Braendle and Alois Stutzer; 11. Politicians as judges? Conflict of interest in Swiss parliament during decisions on the validity of popular initiatives Anna Christmann; 12. Private vices, public benefits? Small-town bureaucratization in Namibia Gregor Dobler; 13. Conflict of interest of heads of state: the example of Madagascar Jan Christoph Richter; Part IV. Corporate and Financial Governance and the Professions: 14. Conflict of interest: compliance and its contribution to corporate governance in the financial services sector Monika Roth; 15. Conflict of interest and the furore over banker compensation Andrew Stark; 16. Conflict of interest related to management and board payments - profit-based remuneration systems make things worse Lukas Handschin; 17. Taking conflict of interest in corporate law seriously - direct and indirect rules addressing the agency problem Rashid Bahar and Antoine Morand; 18. Conflict of interest at the bedside: surrogate decision making at the end of life Susan P. Shapiro; Part V. Conclusion: 19. Managing conflict of interest: lessons from multiple disciplines and settings Anne Peters.