Independent accounts the possibilities for auditor independence in the age of financial scandal /

• Other Authors: Lehman, Cheryl R.
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald, 2006.
• Series: Advances in public interest accounting ; v. 12.
• Subjects: Business & Economics > Banks & Banking.; Business & Economics > Accounting > General.; Accounting.; Banking.; Finance.

Returning to its roots in activism and economic justice, this issue exposes accounting practice as a contested terrain by examining its role as a social force encompassing issues of value, governance, ethics, politics, and class. Arguing that the view of the discipline as objective and fair is a myt...