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A combination of economic knowledge and accounting expertise provides a better understanding of problems of change within certain Pacific Basin nations. The role of accounting services firms in producing international linkage needed as a foundation for economic growth is described. An understanding of the impact of these firms on business operations among the nations of the Pacific Basin is provided. The focus is on the growth prospects for the accounting services firms in various area nations.
List of contents
Introduction
The General Frame of ReferenceSome Preliminary Observations Concerning Services
International Linkages and Emerging Economies in the Pacific
Accounting Services and Economic Expansion
Institutional Parameters of Accounting PracticeAccounting Environments in Selected Newly Industrialized Asian Economies
Accounting Environments in Selected Emerging Asian-Pacific Economies
The Climate for Accounting among the Pacific Island Economies
The Major Accounting Firms and Regional Developmental ConcernsThe Role of the Firms in Selected Newly Industrialized Asian Economies
The Firms in Selected Emerging Asian-Pacific Nations
The Accounting Firms and Development Prospects among Pacific Island States
Implications for Growth and Change in the Pacific BasinA Summary of Accounting Specifics
Accounting Services, Growth, and Change in the Pacific Basin
Some Final Reflections
Selected Bibliography
Index
About the author
DAVID L. McKEE is Professor of Economics at Kent State University where he is a specialist in economic development. Recent books include
Urban Environments in Emerging Economies (1994),
Energy, the Environment and Public Policy: Issues for the 1990s (1991),
Developmental Issues in Small Island Economies (with Tisdell) (1990),
Growth, Development, and the Service Economy in the Third World (1988),
Schumpeter and the Political Economy of Change (1987)-all with Praeger.
DON E. GARNER is Professor and Chair of the Department of Accounting at California State University, Stanislaus. He is a certified public accountant, a certified internal auditor, and a specialist in auditing and accounting theory. He is the author of many articles, and is the author with David McKee of
Accounting Services, The International Economy and Third World Development (Praeger, 1992).
