Company Law and Economic Protectionism

The financial crisis has brought about a revival of state protectionism across the globe. Most Western leaders have made a virtue of big government and state intervention; bail-outs and Sovereign Wealth Funds have been among the first responses to the economic contraction. Company law rules<br>are one of the instruments frequently used to restrict or to discourage integration or to deter foreign investment. Examples for the new protectionism can be seen in a wide range of legislative and regulatory measures for instance state measures preventing foreign takeovers 'golden shares' or laws<br>on foreign direct investment targeting Sovereign Wealth Funds mainly from Asia. <p/>This book presents timely research by a number of company law and EU law experts into this field of law. The chapters cover a broad range of topics spanning from takeovers/mergers over the one share-one vote debate through to the foreclosure of markets against Sovereign Wealth Funds.<br>