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Company Law and Directors’ Duties in Sub-Saharan Africa Fixing the Enforcement Regime

206 Pages

by Routledge

206 Pages

by Routledge

206 Pages

by Routledge

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This book provides a critical analysis of the enforcement regime for breach of directors’ duties in sub-Saharan Africa. Focusing on Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, and Tanzania, it interrogates the current ‘state of play’ regarding the enforcement of directors’ duties in sub-Saharan African countries. The book examines the effectiveness of enforcement, the reasons for its successes or failures and how... Read more

PART 1: The Theoretical Framework

1. Background to Study: Agency Problem and Agency Costs

2. Enforcement of Corporate Law: Justification and Theoretical Underpinnings

3. Directors: Role, Powers, and Duties

PART 2: Enforcement of Directors’ Duties in Sub-Saharan Africa

4. The Corporate Enforcement Regime in Sub-Saharan Africa

5. Comparative Study of Derivative Actions in Sub-Saharan Africa

6. Weaknesses and Shortcomings of Private Enforcement: Sub-Saharan Africa

7. Enforcement Practices from Outside the Continent: The UK And Australian Case Study

8. Fixing the Leaking Roof of Enforcement in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Case for Public Enforcement