TY - BOOK AU - Chong,Alberto AU - Lopez-de-Silanes,Florencio TI - Investor protection and corporate governance: firm-level evidence across Latin America T2 - Latin American development forum SN - 9780821369135 AV - HD2741 .I63 2007 U1 - 338.6098 22 PY - 2007/// CY - Washington, DC PB - World Bank KW - Corporate governance KW - Investments N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Corporate governance in Latin America / Alberto Chong and Florencio Lopez-de-Silanes -- Insider trading and corporate governance in Latin America / Juan J. Cruces and Enrique Kawamura -- Corporate governance and ownership : measurement and impact on corporate performance and dividend policies in Argentina / Ricardo N. Bebczuk -- Corporate governance and value in Brazil (and in Chile) / Ricardo P.C. Leal and Andre L. Carvalhal-da-Silva -- The effect of corporate governance practices on company market valuation and payout policy in Chile / Fernando Lefort and Eduardo Walker -- Corporate governance and firm valuation in Colombia / Luis H. Gutierrez and Carlos Pombo -- Corporate governance and firm value in Mexico / Alberto Chong and Florencio Lopez-de-Silanes -- CEO and director turnover in Venezuela / Urbi Garay and Maximiliano Gonzalez ER -