Towards Better Corporate Governance - Independent Directors in the Boardroom

Eminently readable and informative work. ... Dr. Rath's enormous scholarship, erudition and experience has enriched this study which is devoted to, perhaps, the most relevant issue in corporate governance, namely, the assessment of the rhetoric and reality of the concept of Independent Directors. ... Dr Rath's book in the ultimate analysis is about the 'Bow with the Great Tension' needed in the world of corporate affairs today. Could the Independent Directors grow up in a hurry? One must read Dr Rath to find the answers. Justice M N Venkatachaliah Dr A K Rath's seminal work on the role of Independent Directors in public enterprises unfolds new vistas in corporate governance in India. It analyses, in depth, the roles and responsibilities of Independent Directors and could be considered as India's contribution to the field of knowledge on corporate governance