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Corporate Governance, Crony Capitalism and Economic Crises: should the US business model replace the Asian way of "doing business"?

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Ajit Singh
Ann Zammit

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This paper considers the Greenspan/Summers/IMF (GSI) argument that the Asian way of doing business was the deep cause of the Asian crisis. The IMF reform programme for the crisis-affected Asian countries suggested they should abandon the Asian business model and adopt the US corporate model. The main findings are: (a) contrary to GSI doctrine, poor corporate governance and lack of competition are not common characteristics of the Asian business model; (b) the stock market-based US business model has severe limitations for developing country corporations, not least because of imperfect share prices and the imperfect market for corporate control. Copyright (c) 2006 The Authors; Journal compilation (c) 2006 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.

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Volume (Year): 14 (2006)
Issue (Month): 4 (07)
Pages: 220-233
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