From angry shareholders to concerned chief executives almost everyone knows at a gut level
that the present political system is not working. This book finds the root cause to be poor
corporate governance. In the prequel to this book The Emperor's Nightingale Robert A. G.
Monks one of the world's foremost shareholder activists had warned corporations against
putting short-profit ahead of long-term value for all stakeholders. Few listened - and the
result was system-wide trauma that only bold solutions can heal. In The Emperor's Nightmare
his latest book Monks reveals what can happen when corporate leadership abandons the common
good to court and conquer a powerful elite. This insightful honest and direct portrayal of
corporate governance and the surrounding political system will be of immense value to those
interested in corporate governance - particularly shareholder and stakeholder advocates and
the true corporate leaders who serve them. In the end better corporate governance means better
democracy. This book shows the way.
