Table of Contents

Board of Directors as a Corporate Governance Mechanism: Principles, Practices, Proposals and New Challenges
Elena Merino and Montserrat Manzaneque

Corporate Governance: Practices and Performance of the Microfinance Sector
Sujani Thrikawala, Stuart Locke, and Krishna Reddy

Mechanisms for the Control and Alignment of Interests of Corporate Governance Participants in Transitional Economy
Mikhail V. Sinyutin, Alexander F. Borisov, Elena E. Tarando, and Nikolay A. Pruel

Unprofessionalism in Finance Leads to Destructive Effects on Corporate Governance
Richard Guserl

What We Can Learn about Corporate Governance from the Directors’ and Officers’ Liability Insurance
Yan Luo and Victoria Krivogorsky