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Research traditions in Malaysia and the West

Sy, Aida; Tinker, Anthony - In: International Journal of Critical Accounting 5 (2013) 2, pp. 119-122

know from the African history that these nations already had in place their own accounting and auditing systems prior to …

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The evolution of fair value accounting in the USA: a critical examination of its progress since 1900

Nouri, Hossein; Pannone, Daniel - In: International Journal of Critical Accounting 2 (2010) 2, pp. 191-209

Despite the relevance of fair value accounting to the financial statements, it was not adopted by standard setting bodies until recently. This paper investigates the evolution of fair value accounting in the USA and shows that several factors, such as accounting standard setting bodies,...

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Welfare regimes and macroeconomic regime constellations: explaining the Scandinavian anomaly

Sauer, Thomas; Vogel, Lena - In: International Journal of Public Policy 5 (2010) 4, pp. 331-356

Sweden, Finland and Denmark. …

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Governance strategies in local government: a study of the governance of municipal corporations in a Swedish municipality

Collin, Sven-Olof Yrjo; Tagesson, Torbjorn - In: International Journal of Public Policy 5 (2010) 4, pp. 373-389

Municipal corporations can be seen as a method of disintegrating municipal operations, but retaining control through those corporations. We assume that the municipal influence of the corporation can be described through the concept of governance strategy. Through a case study of seven...

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The 'externalisation' of local public service delivery: experience in Italy and Sweden

Argento, Daniela; Grossi, Giuseppe; Tagesson, Torbjorn; … - In: International Journal of Public Policy 5 (2010) 1, pp. 41-56

addresses these matters with comparative reference to the experience in Italy and Sweden. In doing so, it considers local …

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How to lock-in workers and capital: the role of accounting in the era of a Swedish textile mill

Forsberg, Per - In: International Journal of Critical Accounting 5 (2013) 1, pp. 96-116

This article contributes with knowledge about accounting history in Sweden between 1834-1903. It is written from the … perspective of new accounting history. As such, it focuses on how the socio-political-economic context affects accounting but also … industrialisation in Sweden. The first mechanical weaving company in Sweden, the textile mill Rydboholm, is used as an example to …

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How to control, intervene and mediate: the role of accounting in a modern textile company

Forsberg, Per - In: International Journal of Critical Accounting 4 (2012) 1, pp. 6-20

This article about accounting history in Sweden deals with the period between 1903 and the Second World War. It focuses … and organisational functions. It makes use of the first mechanical weaving factory in Sweden (the factories of Rydboholm …

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On the causal relationship between trade-openness and government-size: evidence from OECD countries

Molana, Hassan; Montagna, Catia; Violato, Mara - In: International Journal of Public Policy 7 (2011) 4/5/6, pp. 226-249

The compensation hypothesis predicts a positive causation from international economic openness to the size of the public sector, as governments step in to perform a risk mitigating role to counterbalance the increasing exposure to external risk and the economic dislocations caused by growing...

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Risk in practice – senior bank managers at work

Wahlstrom, Gunnar - In: International Journal of Critical Accounting 1 (2009) 3, pp. 287-305

bank managers from all the listed banks in Sweden. The perceived risks relate to the interviewees' positions in the banks …

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Turning financial markets inside out: how insider trading regulation really works

Sjodin, Ulrika; Bay, Thomas; McGoun, Elton G. - In: International Journal of Critical Accounting 2 (2010) 4, pp. 419-436

things that it is supposed to eliminate. In Sweden, this was part of a deliberate political agenda to make financial markets …

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