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"The focus of the global economy is increasingly shifted towards China and emerging countries. However, despite their high growth prospects, emerging economies often lack the sound capital market and corporate governance systems necessary to promote the efficient allocation of financial resources and to maintain the confidence of capital providers. As China becomes more prominent economically, the development of its capital market becomes an increasingly important issue.This book presents some of the latest academic research on China's capital markets, demonstrating some of the major issues currently being faced. Pre Eminent researchers in the field examine key topics such as the performance of commercial banks, dividends and ownership, financial constraints and firm performance, the role of political networks, stock price decomposition, stock return predictability and the role of media coverage. In this book the authors use the country's institutional background to offer useful insight into policy implications for the development of China as well as other emerging economies. "--

"China's new entrepreneurs operate both in traditional industries, where they have over-hauled the way these businesses operate, as well as in new industries. These "new to China" industries include property, building, and construction, which caters to people's desire to own their homes, and footwear, clothing, retailing, and electronic goods, which cater to both the domestic and export markets. Perhaps the most visible entrepreneurs are those in the telecommunications, internet, and e-commerce sectors. Scholars have recently turned their attention to documenting and analyzing the rise of entrepreneurs and private sector business in China. However, this research has thus far been published in a large number of journals and magazines that are not easily accessible to an international audience. With this in mind, we have put together this book, which has contributions written by leading experts on entrepreneurial activity in China. We believe our book will be thought-provoking and highly informative for all those with an interest in detailed accounts of the development of entrepreneurial development in China"--

Introduction to the experiences and challenges in the development of the Chinese capital market / Douglas Cumming, Alessandra Guariglia, Wenxuan Hou, and Edward Lee -- Information asymmetry and the diversification discount : evidence from listed firms in China / Michael Firth, Man Jin and Yuanyuan Zhang -- Asset pricing under financial repression : evidence from the Chinese real estate boom during 1999-2010 / Xiuping Hua and Chris Adcock -- Venture capital investments in China : reputation, syndication, and valuation / Sheng Xiao and Xiangyi Zhou -- Growth and challenges in the development of institutional investors in China / Liming Wang, Ningyue Liu, ShuoWang -- Impact of foreign bank entry on the performance of Chinese banks / Yizhe Dong, Alessandra Guariglia, Wenxuan Hou -- Chinese executive compensation : Where do we stand? / Martin Conyon and Lerong He -- Independent directors and corporate performance in China / Hanzhang Jiao, Yizhe Dong, Wenxuan Hou, and Edward Lee

The Oxford Handbook of Venture Capital provides a comprehensive picture of all of the issues dealing with the structure, governance, and performance of venture capital. It comprises contributions from 55 authors currently based in 12 different countries.