Responsibility in Financial Reporting
ABSTRACT
This colloquium explored the relationship between financial reporting and the maintenance of a society of free and responsible individuals. Two broad questions were discussed: Why is financial reporting difficult, and what do its difficulties mean for a free society?
READING LIST
Conference Readings
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