The economics and politics of accounting : international perspectives on research, trends, policy, and practice / [edited by] Christian Leuz, Dieter Pfaff, Anthony Hopwood.

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Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.
Description
xxx, 404 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

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    Summary note
    "By providing international perspectives on recent research trends, policy issues and business practice, this seminal book will be of interest to academics, researchers, and graduate students of accounting finance, business studies, sociology, and political economy."--Jacket.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references and index.
    Contents
    • Introduction and overview / Christian Leuz, Dieter Pfaff, and Anthony Hopwood
    • Part I. On the economics and roles of accounting:
    • 1. Roles of financial accounting : equity valuation
    • 2. Roles of financial accounting : performance measurement and corpora tea governance
    • Part II. On the regulation and enforcement of accounting:
    • 3. Disclosure regulation
    • 4. Enforcement of accounting standards
    • Part III. On the politics and standard-setting of accounting:
    • 5. The role of accounting in society and constituent lobbying
    • 6. Standard-setting processes and international accounting standards.
    ISBN
    • 0199260621
    • 9780199260621
    • 0199286787
    • 9780199286782
    LCCN
    2004300655
    OCLC
    53872034
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