| Contemporary Issues in Accounting Regulation 2001 Edition Contributor(s): McLeay, Stuart (Editor), Riccaboni, Angelo (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0792384407 ISBN-13: 9780792384403 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $161.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2000 Annotation: Contemporary Issues in Accounting Regulation looks at accounting regulation in a different way. The opening chapters explore the tension between the power of the state and the forces of the market, and other aspects of the political dimension to accounting regulation. The book also examines the process of setting accounting standards, highlighting the crucial role of standard setters in assessing the level of public support for an issue in the face of opposing positions taken by powerful interest groups. In addition, the book provides an introduction to the theoretical framework of accounting regulation, looking at choices between controversial accounting methods and at markets that are characterized by asymmetry of information and beliefs. The final chapters of the book are concerned with creative accounting, deregulation of financial reporting by smaller companies, and the link between price regulation and accounting policy choices. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Accounting - General - Business & Economics | Economics - General |
| Dewey: 657 |
| LCCN: 00061053 |
| Physical Information: 0.76" H x 6.12" W x 9.8" (1.05 lbs) 211 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Contemporary Issues in Accounting Regulation looks at accounting regulation in a different way. The opening chapters explore the tension between the power of the state and the forces of the market, and other aspects of the political dimension to accounting regulation. The book also examines the process of setting accounting standards, highlighting the crucial role of standard setters in assessing the level of public support for an issue in the face of opposing positions taken by powerful interest groups. In addition, the book provides an introduction to the theoretical framework of accounting regulation, looking at choices between controversial accounting methods and at markets that are characterized by asymmetry of information and beliefs. The final chapters of the book are concerned with creative accounting, deregulation of financial reporting by smaller companies, and the link between price regulation and accounting policy choices. |