In recent years, accounting regulation has been internationalized with the extensive use and adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) by nation-states, which points at least to a formal convergence between accounting regulatory systems. However, major differences between...

Machine generated contents note: List of Figures and Tables vi -- Notes on the Contributors vii -- Preface ix -- 1 The Politics of Welfare in Europe -- Peter Taylor-Gooby 1 -- 2 Earning Welfare Citizenship: Welfare State Reform -- in Finland and Sweden -- Virpi Timonen 29 -- 3 Reshaping the...