TY - BOOK AU - Benston,George J. ED - ebrary, Inc. TI - Worldwide financial reporting: the development and future of accounting standards AV - HF5626 .W67 2006eb U1 - 657/.02/18 22 PY - 2006/// CY - Oxford, New York PB - Oxford University Press KW - Accounting KW - Standards KW - Financial statements KW - Electronic books KW - local N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-320) and index; Changes in equity markets in the major developed countries and overview of the book -- Why and how audited financial accounting statements are useful --Auditing and accounting standards : their roles and usefulness to independent public accountants and investors -- Corporate financial reporting and regulation in the United States -- Corporate financial reporting and regulation in the United Kingdom -- Corporate financial reporting and regulation in Germany -- Corporate financial reporting and regulation in the European Union -- Corporate financial reporting and regulation in Japan -- Corporate disclosure diversity : a comparative assessment -- Global financial reporting standards : their establishment and enforcement -- Summing up and charting a future for standard setters; Changes in equity markets in the major developed countries and overview of the book -- The usefulness of financial accounting statements toe investors in securities -- The roles and usefulness of auditing and accounting standards -- Corporate financial reporting and regulation in the United States -- Table 1 studies of financial fraud -- Corporate financial reporting and regulation in the United Kingdom -- Corporate financial reporting and regulation in Germany -- Corporate financial reporting and regulation in the European Union -- Corporate financial reporting and regulation in Japan -- Corporate disclosure diversity; Electronic reproduction; Palo Alto, Calif.; ebrary; 2009; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries UR - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/strathmore/Doc?id=10283733 ER -