Download or read book Business Elites and Corporate Governance in France and the UK written by M. Maclean and published by Springer. This book was released on 2005-12-08 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Business Elites and Corporate Governance in France and the UK is a cross-national study of business elites and corporate governance in France and the UK. It examines corporate governance from a comparative standpoint and looks beneath the surface at the exercise of power and authority in two distinct national business systems. It explores key issues concerning business elites, their networks, recruitment and reproduction. It aims to shed light on the mechanisms that govern the stability and regeneration of business elites against the backdrop of an increasingly global economy.