U.S. prof 1st woman to win Nobel economics prize


	U.S. prof 1st woman to win Nobel economics prize

Socratoad

10-12-2009 1:26 PM

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Issues of governance have been at the heart of the ongoing world economic crisis. The failure by boards of directors, for instance, to police excessive compensation, or prevent bonuses that reward excessive risk taking, can be considered a corporate governance issue.

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