Using new theoretical apparatus and empirical evaluations, the authors present a critical examination of the various facets of the corporate economy.

D. Allen and G. MacDonald, Curtin University, Australia; Paul van Aalst and G. Guus Boender, Erasmus Universitiet, The Netherlands; Zakri Bello, Salisbury State University, USA; Mohamed Ariff, K. Kuhan, National University of Singapore and A.M. Nassir, M. Shamsher, University Pertanian, Malaysia; John Woods, Farleigh Dickinston University, USA; Krishnan Dandapani, A.M. Prakash and A.M. Parhizgari, Florida International University, USA; Keith Chan, University of Technology, Australia, Damien McColough, University of New South Wales, Australia and Michael Skully, Monash University, Australia; Paul Kutasovic, Conway Lackman and Alfred Tepperberg, Duquesne University, USA; Edward J. Kane, Boston College; Hua Yu, Universite du Quebec, Canada; Ramakrishnan Koudinya, University of Massachusetts, USA; Jiachu Song and William Rayburn, University of Mississippi, USA; Mei-Ying Liu, Tseng-Chuan Tseng and Soushan Wu, National Chiao University, Taiwan; George Philipatos, University of Tennessee, USA and T. Puri, Temple University; J. Jay Choi, Temple University, USA; Mitchell Ratner and Belmont F. Haydel, Rider College, USA; Klaus Fischer, Universite Laval, Canada, Edgar Ortiz, Universidad Nacounal Autonoma de Mexico and A.P. Palasvirta, Memorial University on Newfoundland, Canada; Rama Seth, Federal Reserve Bank of New York; A. Alisdair Lonie, University of Dundee, C. Donald Sinclair, University of St Andrew's, David Power and Rosa Michaelson, University of Dundee; Krishna Moorti Kasibhatla, Bennet College, USA, John Malindretos, New Jersy Institute of Technology, USA and Luis Rivera-Solis, Dowling College, USA

Dilip K. Ghosh, Shahriar Khaksari