Table of Contents

1. Introduction: The Role of Corporate Governance and Finance in Innovation 2. How Sectors Vary in their Requirements from the System of Corporate Governance and Finance 3. How National Systems of Corporate Governance and Finance Differs 4. Corporate Governance, Finance and Innovation in the US, the UK and Switzerland 5. Corporate Governance, Finance and Innovation in Japan, Germany and Sweden 6. Corporate Governance, Finance and Innovation in France and Korea 7. Corporate Governance, Finance and Innovation in Italy and Taiwan 8. Corporate Governance, Finance and Technological Development in Mainland China 9. Looking Forward: Current Trends, Future Prospects and Modest Proposals

About the Author

Andrew Tylecote is a Professor of the Economics and Management of Technological Change at the University of Sheffield. Francesca Visintin is Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Udine.

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