Accounting for varieties of capitalism: The case against a single set of global accounting standards

British Accounting Review

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 137-152

  Walker, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conceptual framework; Economics of uncertainty; Evolution of institutions; International accounting standards; Political economy of institutions; Varieties of capitalism

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955841838     PISSN: 08908389     EISSN: 10958347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bar.2010.04.003     Document Type: Article

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