This book can be regarded as one of the first academic study that comprehensively explores the legal framework of corporate governance of joint stock companies operating in Saudi Arabia from a comparative point of view. The author has discussed extensively various legal aspects where corporate governance practices in Saudi companies are quite similar to those of advanced economies such as USA and UK. He also identifies the areas where Saudi legal framework obviously differs from a more advanced systems and suggests the areas where Saudi legislature can improve significantly good practices of corporate governance. For anyone who is interested in knowing the corporate governance structure of Saudi publicly held companies, be it a researcher, journalist, investor, this book is of great help.