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The audit society - second thoughts

Power, Michael ORCID: 0000-0001-8148-3953 (2000) The audit society - second thoughts. International Journal of Auditing, 4 (1). pp. 111-119. ISSN 1090-6738

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Identification Number: 10.1111/1099-1123.00306

Abstract

This essay reviews the central arguments of The Audit Society (Power, 1999) and re-considers the causes and consequences of the audit explosion. It is argued that many of the claims require further empirical support and that more research is needed, particularly to demonstrate that the audit explosion is not simply a UK phenomenon. Although the word 'audit' may have decreased in significance since the book was written, the arguments can be applied to other forms of monitoring activity.

Item Type: Article
Official URL: http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/
Divisions: Centre for Analysis of Risk & Regulation
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HF Commerce > HF5601 Accounting
Date Deposited: 22 Sep 2008 11:00
Last Modified: 15 Sep 2023 12:30
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/21406

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