This paper explores whether increasing fossil fuel divestment commitments are related to thereduction of capital flows into the oil & gas sector, based on an analysis of syndicated lending, equity and bond underwriting across 33 countries from 2000 to 2015. We find that increasing oil & gas...

The Geography of Finance tackles crucial issues regarding the emerging global market for corporate governance. The authors describe and explain the transformation of European corporate governance in the light of the imperatives driving global financial markets, using an innovative analytical...

Sixty-six leading economists and geographers from around the world investigate the rival theories and perspectives that have sustained the development of economic geography. Building on the success of the hugely influential first edition, this volume offers a radically revised, updated, and...

The alchemy of finance -- Convergence in corporate governance -- Portfolio investors and the German model -- Geographical foundations of corporate governance -- Path dependence and transition -- Cross-listing and the market for governance -- Global financial markets as standard-setters -- The...