What is the role of corporate governance as a sub-species of corporate law in the level of corporate risk taking?

The Aim of this paper is to highlight the possible causes of the current global financial crisis; both legal and regulatory, and to examine how corporate governance, as a sub-species of corporate law can be used to curb excessive risk taking. This paper will examine the failure of current corporate...

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Main Author:	Becker, Cleo
Other Authors:	Mongalo, Tshepo
Format:	Dissertation
Language:	English
Published:	University of Cape Town 2014
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/11427/4554

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What is the role of corporate governance as a sub-species of corporate law in the level of corporate risk taking?

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