EU, US and international accounting standards: A delicate balancing act in governing global finance

Journal of European Public Policy

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 443-461

  Leblond, Patrick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Accounting standards; European Union; Global economic governance; International Accounting Standards Board; Principal agent; United States

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957492112     PISSN: 13501763     EISSN: 14664429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13501763.2011.551083     Document Type: Article

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