Cambridge – In the wake of last year’s global financial meltdown, there is now widespread recognition that inadequate investor protection can significantly affect how stock markets and economies develop, as well as how individual firms perform. The increased focus on improving corporate governance has produced a demand for reliable standards for evaluating governance in publicly traded companies worldwide.
剑桥－在去年的全球金融危机过后，人们现在普遍认识到，对投资者保护的不足不仅会极大地影响股票市场和经济的发展，也会对单个公司的表现产生很大的影响。人们对改善公司治理日益增多的关注，已经需要世界上有评估全球上市公司治理的可靠标准了。世界银行官员、股东顾问以及金融经济学家都对发展这样的标准，作出了重要的努力。