Introduction

The corporate governance scandals in the United States and Europe as well as the financial crises of 2008 to 2009 have made corporate governance (CG) a widely debated topic. A significant number of countries have revised their CG codes and regulations in order to increase the levels of CG efficacy.

This book is about corporate governance in Mexico. It is intended to provide an understanding of the characteristics and peculiarities of corporate governance of large Mexican firms. We have attempted to build on knowledge accumulated in the academic and professional empirical research. Our approach has the advantage of being grounded in factual evidence rather than being merely based on opinion. Hence, we believe this book can provide ...

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