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Informationen zum Autor Klaus J. Hopt is Professor of Law and Director Emeritus at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law, Hamburg. Thomas Von Hippel is a project coordinator of several interdisciplinary and legal comparative research projects on non-profit organisations, foundations, taxation and philanthropy. Klappentext Experts and practitioners from the USA and Europe discuss various aspects of comparative corporate governance for non-profit organisations. Zusammenfassung The economic importance of the non-profit sector is growing! and! as a result! so is the interest from legal scholars! economists and politicians. Written by experts from the USA and Europe! the essays in this book form an interdisciplinary discussion focussing on aspects of comparative corporate governance for non-profit organisations. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I. Economic Findings and Theories on Non-Profit Organizations: 1. The non-profit sector: introductory remarks; What kind of non-profit sector, what kind of society? Comparative policy reflections Helmut K. Anheier; 2. Good and not so good governance of non-profit organizations: factual observations from the USA and Europe; Good and not so good governance of non-profit organizations: factual observations from the USA John A. Edie; Good and not so good governance of non-profit organizations: factual observations from foundations in Germany Christoph Mecking; 3. Economic theories of non-profit organizations; The economics of non-profit organizations Henry Hansmann; principle-agent theory and non-profit accountability Richard Steinberg; Part II. The Non-Profit Sector: Private Law, Trust Law, Tax Law in Selected Countries: 4. Anglo-American countries; Non-profit organizations in the United States James Fishman; Harmonising non-profit law in the European Union: an English perspective and digest Hubert Picarda; 5. Germanic countries; Non-profit organizations in Germany Thomas von Hippel; Non-profit organizations in the Netherlands Tymen J. van der Ploeg; 6. Romanic countries; Non-profit organizations in France Katrin Deckert; 7. Transformation countries; Non-profit organizations in Hungary Zoltán Csehi; Non-profit organizations in the Czech Republic Kate¿ina Ronovská; Non-profit organizations in the People's Republic of China Thomas Von Hippel and Knut B. Pißler; Part III. The Board of Non-Profit Organizations: 8. The board of non-profit organizations: law and practice; The board of non-profit organizations: puzzling through the gaps between law and practice: a view from the United States Evelyn Brody; The board of non-profit organizations: some corporate governance thoughts from Europe Klaus J. Hopt; 9. The duty of obedience; Rediscovering the duty of obedience: Toward a trinitarian theory of fiduciary duty Robert Atkinson; Duty of obedience: the German perspective Rainer Hüttemann; Part IV. Good Governance of Non-Profit Organizations: Activities and Regulatory Problems: 10. Fundraising; Regulation of fundraising by charities and voluntary organisations in England and Wales Peter Luxton; Comparing regulation of fundraising: self-regulation or governmental regulation? W. J. M. van Veen; 11. Asset management in non-profit organizations; asset management in non-profit organizations Carsten Carstensen; Legal standards for capital investments by foundations in hedge funds according to German and American law Maximilian Haag and Andreas Richter; 12. Non-profit organizations and economic activities/Enterprises; Non-profit organizations and economic activities/enterprises Carl Hemström; Non-profit organizations and enterprises: the Danish foundation law as an example Sören Friis Hansen; Part V. Good Governance of Non-Profit Organizations: Internal Governance, Self-Regulation, Disclosure and Supervision: 13. Internal governance and self-regulation; The protection of members and creditors of non-profit organisations Susann...
