Authors:

  • Karthik Ramanna

Excerpt

The International Politics of IFRS Harmonization. Karthik Ramanna, April 2013, Paper. "The globalization of accounting standards as seen through the proliferation of IFRS worldwide is one of the most important developments in corporate governance over the last decade. I offer an analysis of some international political dynamics of countries’ IFRS harmonization decisions. The analysis is based on field studies in three jurisdictions: Canada, China, and India. Across these jurisdictions, I first describe unique elements of domestic political economies that are shaping IFRS policies. Then, I inductively isolate two principal dimensions that can be used..."  Link verified March 28, 2014