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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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A socio-political, economic and historical analysis of corruption in Nigeria 1960-2007

Otusanya, Olatunde Julius - In: International Journal of Critical Accounting 5 (2013) 4, pp. 415-449

The subject of corruption has been an integral part of Nigeria's economic, political, and social life since achieving independence from Britain in 1960, and probably even before. Successful governments have from time to time declared their intention to control the phenomenon, and have created...

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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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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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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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The case of Google: the irrational exuberant taxation of intellectual informational enterprises

Briloff, Abraham J.; Briloff, Leonore A. - In: International Journal of Critical Accounting 1 (2009) 1/2, pp. 58-64

Abraham J. Briloff's article entitled 'Google's SOS to the SEC' (Jan 29-Feb. 11, 2007, Accounting Today) examined Google's July 2006 appeal to rescue it from a tsunami that was flooding its banks with billions of billions of dollars. The ill wind inducing this dilemma for Google was the...

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Asset price bubbles, monetary policy and financial crisis

Atesoglu, H. Sonmez - In: International Journal of Public Policy 7 (2011) 1/2/3, pp. 195-202

In this paper, asset price bubbles in equities and housing that were developed from August 1987 to September 2008 are examined. Monetary policy reaction functions are estimated. Results revealed that, although not successful in pricking the bubble, the Federal Reserve System did follow a...

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A critical assessment of the financialisation process and its impact on the US labour force during the great recession

Charles, Aurelie; Fontana, Giuseppe - In: International Journal of Public Policy 7 (2011) 1/2/3, pp. 97-111

hold' banking model with the 'originate and distribute' banking model; 2) the securitisation process of structured finance …

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