Deegan, Craig Michael,  1960- <br/><br/>
Financial accounting theory / 
Craig Deegan. 
 - 2nd European ed. 
 - North Ryde, N.S.W :  McGraw Hill Australia,  2006. 
 - xviii, 556 p. :  ill., facsims. ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 480-483) and index. 
<br/><br/>1. Introduction to financial accounting theory -- 2. The financial reporting environment -- 3. Regulation of financial accounting -- 4. International accounting -- 5. Normative theories of accounting : the case of accounting for changing prices -- 6. Normative theories of accounting : the case of conceptual framework projects -- 7. Positive acounting theory -- 8. Unregulated corporate reporting decisions : consideration of systems-orientated theories -- 9. Extended systems of accounting : the incorporation of social and environmental factors within external reporting -- 10. Reactions of capital markets to financial reporting -- 11. Reactions of individuals to financial reporting : an examination of behavourial research -- 12. Critical perspectives of accounting. 
<br/><br/> This book has a balanced discussion and critical evlaution of different theories of accounting, including Positive Accounting Theory, Political Economy Theory, Stakeholder Theory and Legitimacy Theory, as well as various normative theories of accounting. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0074716719 (pbk.) 9780074716717 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Accounting.<br/>Accounting--Study and teaching.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>657.48