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Approaching Corporate Accountability: Fragments from the Past

Authors :
Sonja Gallhofer
Jim Haslam
Source :
Accounting and Business Research. 23:320-330
Publication Year :
1993
Publisher :
Informa UK Limited, 1993.

Abstract

This paper develops a historical perspective on corporate accountability from an analysis of the writings of the English philosopher, Jeremy Bentham. It is suggested that Bentham offers an understanding of accountability which can be insightful today and contribute to current debates on corporate accountability.

Subjects

Subjects :
business.industry
Accounting
Perspective (graphical)
Accountability
Economics
Corporate accountability
Jeremy bentham
business
Finance
Law and economics

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ISSN :
21594260 and 00014788
Volume :
23
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Accounting and Business Research
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........dd5a6218d798ea12d6d2bf093e245961
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1080/00014788.1993.9729900
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