The Audit Society: Rituals of Verification

Since the early 1980s there has been an explosion of auditing activity in the United Kingdom and North America. Why has this happened? This book is the first systematic exploration of "audit" as a principle of social organization and control. The author critically examines the reasons, means, and consequences of this audit explosion. He raises important questions about the efficacy of audit processes and suggests that the consequences of this must be carefully evaluated.


Author: Michael Power
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 10/02/1997
Pages: 200
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.11lbs
Size: 9.50h x 6.40w x 0.84d
ISBN: 9780198289470

About the Author

Michael Power is Professor of Accounting at the London School of Economics. He is a qualified accountant himself and has undertaken audit work for one of the major accounting firms.

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