Handbook of accounting and development

1. Introduction : accounting and development / Trevor Hopper ... [et al.] -- 2. Accounting and development : the role of donor's from policy to practice / Sara Fyson -- 3. The role of rich countries in development : the case for reforms / Alexander Cobham and David McNair -- 4. The role of tran...

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Main Author: Hopper, Trevor
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Northampton, Mass Edward Elgar Pub 2012
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Summary:1. Introduction : accounting and development / Trevor Hopper ... [et al.] -- 2. Accounting and development : the role of donor's from policy to practice / Sara Fyson -- 3. The role of rich countries in development : the case for reforms / Alexander Cobham and David McNair -- 4. The role of transnational institutions in framing accounting in the global South / Cameron Graham and Marcia Annisette -- 5. Accounting professionalization in developing countries / Chris Poullaos and Chibuike U. Uche -- 6. Adoption of international financial reporting standards in developing countries / Hector Perera -- 7. Audit markets in less developed economies : caveats for globalization? / Javed Siddiqui -- 8. Accounting standards and capital market development / Mahmud Hossain, Monirul Hossain and Kunal Sen -- 9. Accounting and accountability for NGOs / Jeffrey Unerman and Brendan O'Dwyer -- 10. Empowering or oppressing : the case of microfinance institutions / Kerry Jacobs ... [et al.] -- 11. Government accounting in the global South : the design, implementation and use of global solutions for local needs / Andy Wynne and Stewart Lawrence -- 12. Management control after privatization : illustrations from less developed countries / Trevor Hopper ... [et al.] -- 13. Corruption in the developing countries : 'thinking about' the role of accounting / Jeff Everett -- 14. Taxation and accounting issues in development policies / Kevin Holmes -- 15. Exploring the transfer pricing conundrum / Clive Emmanuel -- 16. Social and environmental accounting in developing countries-- challenges, conflicts and contradictions / Pala Molisa, Danaa Vandangombo and Judy Brown
The perspectives of the expert contributors reflect the strong growth of research on the topic, as accounting is increasingly recognised as an important factor in development. The book draws commentary and analyses together to inform future research, practice and policy and raises awareness of the actual and potential role of accounting in formulating and executing development policy
Physical Description:x, 321 p ill
ISBN:9781781002605
9781848448162