Political economy of international accounting standards.

The world economy has grown at an unprecedented rate which has resulted in the rise of multinational companies (MNCs) as an important actor in international trade and investment. In our increasingly globalised markets for finance, goods and services, a variety of decision makers need to evaluate the...

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Main Author: Ong, Teck Guan.
Other Authors: Wu, Friedrich
Format: Theses and Dissertations
Published: 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/14322
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
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Summary:The world economy has grown at an unprecedented rate which has resulted in the rise of multinational companies (MNCs) as an important actor in international trade and investment. In our increasingly globalised markets for finance, goods and services, a variety of decision makers need to evaluate these MNCs on a common basis. The existence of these MNCs has added new dimensions to the accounting field as differences between national and international accounting standards would make such a task difficult.