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Editors: Pasha L. Hsieh and Bryan Mercurio Publisher:  Cambridge University Press – 426 pages Book Review by: Sonu Chandiram The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a regional grouping of 10 countries with a combined gross domestic product (GDP) of US $3.11 trillion in 2019, amounting to about 3.5 percent of the total world GDP of just over $88 billion. These numbers are based on a nominal basis, with the measure of comparison being the United States dollar. But the GDP on a purchasing power parity or PPP basis would be different, with the local currency being the...

Author: Ernest Lim Publisher:  Cambridge University Press – 628 pages Book Review by: Sonu Chandiram To understand why this book was written, it is best to quote the author himself: “This book challenges us to rethink the meaning and implementation of the long-term success of the company and shows how corporate governance should and could be made.” Professor Ernest Lim goes further to underscore the importance of the general meeting by asserting at the outset of his book: “This book re-conceptualizes the importance of the general meeting and the shareholders in the listed companies in four leading common law...

Authors: Brian Wampler, Natasha Borges Sugiyama, and Michael Touchton Publisher:  Cambridge University Press – 353 pages Book Review by: Sonu Chandiram Brazil has the world’s sixth largest number of people with 212 million, representing about 2.7 percent of the current global population of nearly 7.8 billion, after China, India, the United states, Indonesia, and Pakistan. This democratic nation ranks a very high No.9 worldwide in nominal gross domestic product (GDP) producing nearly $1.85 trillion worth of goods and services in 2019. To provide you some perspective, its economic output was just below that of No.8-ranked Italy with $1.99 trillion,...