ISSN:
0951-3574
Source:
Emerald Fulltext Archive Database 1994-2005
Topics:
Economics
Notes:
In the UK and elsewhere, accounting vocabularies and practices havecome to permeate everyday life through their involvement in themanagement of hospitals, schools, universities, charities, trade unions,etc. This has been accompanied by an increase in the power ofaccountancy and the institutions of accountancy which increasinglyfunction as quasi-legislators. Such developments call for a(re)consideration of the role of accounting academics/intellectuals.Argues that, in a world where major business and professional interestsare organized to advance sectional interests, to promote stereotypedimages and to limit public debates, accounting academics/intellectualshave a responsibility to give visibility to such issues and therebymobilize potentialities for gaining a fuller understanding of, andencouraging more democratic participation in, the design and operationof major social institutions. Suggests that, despite the constraints onacademics, there are considerable opportunities to create, develop orbecome active in public policy debates through networks that comprisepoliticians, journalists, disaffected practitioners and concernedcitizens - all of whom are potential allies in furthering aprocess in which accounting and its institutions are problematized andaccounting professionals are rendered more accountable.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/09513579510094723
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