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Corporate Governance and Resource Security in China The Transformation of China's Global Resources Companies
List of Figures List of Tables List of Abbreviations Acknowledgements About the Authors Preface 1. The Rise of Large Resources Companies in China 2. The Regulatory Environment of Listed Companies in China 3. Understanding Governance in the Resources Sector Companies: Is Disclosure Adequate? 4. Are Owners Really in Control 5. Corporate Goverance in the World’s Leading Resources Companies – The Cases of BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto, Shell and Chevron 6. Corporate Governance in Leading Chinese Resources Companies: The Cases of Sinopec and Baosteel 7. Governing Resources Companies and Corporate Social Responsibility: Can China do Better? 8. Resources Security and Corporate Governance 9. Conclusions: Challenge for the Future References Index
Biography
Dr Xinting Jia is an Associate at Responsible Investment Unit of Mercer Investment Consulting; previously she worked at the Centre for International Corporate Governance Research of Victoria University in Australia and remains as an Adjunct Fellow of the Centre.
Professor Roman Tomasic is the chair in company law at Durham University in the UK and previously worked on this project at Victoria University in Australia. The authors would like to acknowledge that the findings and opinions in this book are based only on the authors’ personal views.
