Corporate governance in Europe -- Corporate governance developments in the UK / Recent corporate governance developments in Spain / Corporate governance in Germany : basic characteristics, recent developments and future perspectives / From Colbert to Messier : two decades of corporate governance in France / Corporate governance in Norway : women and employee-elected board members / Corporate governance in central and eastern European countries -- Corporate governance in Russia : does a culture truly change? / Corporate governance in Poland / Corporate governance and the structure of ownership of Hungarian corporations / Corporate governance in east and south east Asia -- China's corporate governance development / Corporate governance in Japan / Corporate governance in Malaysia : the macro and micro issues / Corporate governance in the Americas and Australia -- Compensation committees and CEO pay / The emergence of a serious contender : corporate governance in Brazil / The development of corporate governance in Australia / Corporate governance : additional dimensions -- 'Comply or explain' without consequences : the case of Turkey / Some reflections on corporate governance in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region / Corporate governance in South Africa / Corporate governance developments in India