"Since the global financial crisis of 2007-8, new laws and regulations have been introduced with the aim of improving the transparency in financial reporting. Yet the flow of meaningful information to shareholders and the public has deteriorated. This concise book argues that the changes have...

The wrong paradigm -- Distributive justice -- The firm's responsibility for distributive justice -- The contribution of financial reporting to distributive justice -- The reporting function -- The distribution function -- The information function -- Concluding remarks

The wrong paradigm -- Distributive justice -- The firm's responsibility for distributive justice -- The contribution of financial reporting to distributive justice -- The reporting function -- The distribution function -- The information function -- Concluding remarks.

Capitalism in crisis -- Accountancy: capitalism's handmaiden -- The deplorable state of accountancy practice -- The reform of capitalism: the stakeholder theory of the firm -- The reform of accountancy: stakeholder reporting -- Sustainability reporting: the GRI's initiative -- Integrated...

1. Capitalism in crisis -- 2. Accountancy : capitalism's handmaiden -- 3. The deplorable state of accountancy practice -- 4. The reform of capitalism : the stakeholder theory of the firm -- 5. The reform of accountancy : stakeholder reporting -- 6. Sustainability reporting : the GRI's initiative...