SMEs play a crucial role for European economies. The numbers show the high importance of SMEs for national economies. Accordingly, it is no surprise that the regulatory framework SMEs are imbedded in is the subject of an important political discussion. In the discussion it is frequently...

The question raised in this paper is whether changes over the last 20 years in the German financial accounting system signal a retreat of the nation state from this policy field. Using a comprehensive perspective on accountancy we consider the steps in the accounting process, i.e. standard...

This paper inquires into the recent changes of accounting regulation in Germany. To track these changes systematically, we develop a general framework for comparing accounting regimes. Within this framework, we find privatization tendencies in accounting governance which go along with...

Der internationale Angleichungsprozess der Rechnungslegung -- Die Bewertungskonzeptionen nach US-GAAP, IFRS und HGB und ihre Entwicklung im Zuge des internationalen Angleichungsprozesses unter besonderer Beachtung des „fair value“ -- Der Forschungsansatz der politischen Ökonomie der...