Accounting and the global economy under Sarbanes-Oxley

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"In the post - Enron-Andersen environment, ongoing changes in the needs of the global economy are forcing significant adjustments in international accounting and auditing standards. In a straightforward and readable style, the authors examine accounting practitioners' past challenges and future prospects, while discussing specific issues facing today's firms such as: independence as a growing problem of accounting firms; harmonization of auditing standards; adjustments facing the global financial system; and the impact of the Internet and communication systems on accounting firms. This book is essential reading for the student and practitioner in accounting, international business, finance, and economics."--Jacket.

subjects: International economic relations,  Standards,  United States,  Corporations,  Accounting,  Auditing,  Rechnungslegung,  Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (United States),  International Accounting Standards,  Financial,  International Financial Reporting Standards,  Algemene beginselen van behoorlijk bestuur,  Generally accepted accounting principles,  Globalisierung,  Wirtschaftspru˜fung,  International Accounting Standards 12,  BUSINESS & ECONOMICS,  International Standards on Auditing,  Welthandel,  Internationale Beziehungen,  Rechnungswesen,  Internationalisatie,  Economic theory & philosophy,  Business / Economics / Finance,  Business/Economics,  General,  Accounting - Financial,  Auditing - General,  International - Accounting,  Corporations, accounting,  Wirtschaftsprüfung