Handbook on international corporate governance : country analyses This major Handbook provides a comprehensive analysis of the development of corporate governance across a range of countries including Australia Germany India Italy Japan Poland Russia South Africa Spain Turkey and the UK. Whilst the stage in the corporate governance life cycle may vary from country to country there are certain core features which emerge such as the importance of transparency disclosure accountability of directors and protection of minority shareholders rights pt. 1. Corporate governance in Europe pt. 2. Corporate governance in central and eastern European countries pt. 3. Corporate governance in south east Asia pt. 4. Corporate governance in the USA and Australia pt. 5. Corporate governance : additional dimensions