PART 1: RUSSIA AND POLAND IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE Corporate Governance in Russia and Poland in Comparative Perspective: An Introduction; T.M.Mickiewicz Corporate Governance in Post-Socialist Economies; W.Andreff PART 2: POLITICAL ECONOMY OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE Corporate Control, Governance Practice and the State: The Case of Russia's Yukos Oil Company; Y.Adachi Politicians or Administrators? State Corporate Governance in Poland; M.Baltowski & T.M.Mickiewicz PART 3: INSTITUTIONAL OWNERS AND RELATIONAL FINANCE The Rise And Fall Of A Central European Enterprise: The Case Of 'Elektrim'; P.M.Jaworski & S.Radosevic Financial Performance and Knowledge Management in Capital Groups: Privatised versus New Private Businesses; J.Chadam & Z.Pastuszak Sources of Capital and Structures of Influence: Banks in the Russian Corporate Network; I.Okhmatovskiy 'Private Benefits of Control' and Debt Financing; I.Filatotchev & T.M.Mickiewicz PART 4: CONCENTRATED OWNERSHIP AND PERFORMANCE Ownership Structure and Corporate Governance in Russian Firms; A.Kuznetsov, O.Kuznetsova & R.Kapelyushnikov Ownership Concentration and Corporate Performance: Evidence from Poland; M.Aluchna PART 5: STOCK MARKET FINANCE AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE RULES Home Bias and Stock Market Development: The Polish Experience; A.Zalewska The Contribution of Central and East European Capital Markets to Corporate Finance; J.Köke & M.Schröder A Comparative Study of Corporate Governance in the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland; R.W.McGee Transparency and Disclosure in Russia; R.W.McGee