Company law and directors' duties in Sub-Saharan Africa : fixing the enforcement regime

"This book provides a critical analysis of the enforcement regime for breach of directors' duties in sub-Saharan Africa. Focusing on Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, and Tanzania, it interrogates the current 'state of play' regarding enforcement of directors' duties in sub-Saharan Afr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Akanmidu, Oludara (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon, Oxon [UK] ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2024.
SeriesRoutledge studies on law in Africa
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781003143758
100314375X
9781040014653
1040014658
9781040014592
1040014593
9780367616083
9780367698928
Physical Description1 online resource.

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Table of Contents:
  • Background to study : agency problem and agency costs
  • Enforcement in corporate law : justification and theoretical underpinnings
  • Directors : role, powers, and duties
  • The corporate enforcement regime in Sub Saharan Africa
  • Comparative study of the statutory derivative actions regime in Sub-Saharan Africa
  • The private enforcement regime in Sub-Saharan Africa : weaknesses and shortcomings
  • Enforcement practices from outside the continent : the UK and Australian case study
  • Fixing the leaking roof of enforcement in Sub Saharan Africa : a case for public enforcement.