Financial Reporting and Global Capital Markets - A History of the International Accounting Standards Committee, 1973-2000 (Hardcover)

Standardization and harmonization of accounting practices is a fundamental element of a global business environment. Achieving this is a complex process that involves technical and political negotiation. The International Accounting Standards Committee (IASC) was the organization that pioneered this process on a world-wide basis.
The IASC prepared the way for the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and its International Financial Reporting Standards, which since 2005 have held the dominant influence over the financial reporting of thousands of listed companies in the European Union, as well as in many other countries.
The forces and influences that shaped the formation of the IASB were intimately connected with the historical organization and operation of its predecessor, the IASC, and so to understand the standards enforced in financial reporting today, a historical understanding of the IASC is required. Financial Reporting and Global Capital Markets does just this. It examines the history of the IASC from 1973 to 2000, including its foundation, operation, changing membership and leadership, achievements and setbacks, the development of its standards, and its restructuring leading up to the creation of the IASB in 2001.
The book also studies the impact of the IASC's standards on national standard setting and on accounting practice in developed and developing countries, as well as the impact on the IASC of the policies and positions of the UN, the OECD, the US Securities and Exchange Commission, the International Organization of Securities Commissions, and the European Commission. It will be of vital interest to all concerned with accounting developments in aglobal environment, be they academics, policy-makers, or professionals.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 2007
First published:	April 2007
Authors:	Kees Camfferman • Stephen A Zeff
Dimensions:	242 x 164 x 44mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	704
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-929629-3
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Finance & accounting > Accounting > Financial reporting, financial statements Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > International institutions > General Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Financial, taxation, commercial, industrial law > Financial law > General
LSN:	0-19-929629-4
Barcode:	9780199296293

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