Accounting in Africa / edited by Venancio Tauringana, the Business School, Bournemouth University, UK, Musa Mangena, Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University, UK.

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The objective of 'Research in Accounting in Emerging Economies' is to raise the level of interest in the specific problems of accounting in emerging economies; and increase awareness of real issues, so that accounting in these countries will not just be seen as a matter of copying what is done in the industrialised countries. It is intended to provide an authoritative overview of accounting research and progress in emerging economies.

A study of the operations of formal and informal controls in a multinational subsidiary in Nigeria -- Effectiveness of internal control systems of listed firms in Ghana -- Literacy, external user-pressure and quality of accounting information of Ugandan SMEs -- The banking industry requirements of accounting graduates in Ghana -- The usefulness of student evaluations for enhancing the effectiveness of teaching of financial accounting students at a South African university -- Ethics and accounting education in a developing country: exploratory evidence from the Premier University in Ghana -- From SAS to IFRS: an investigation of Nigeria transition road map implementation problems -- Barriers and catalysts to effective internal audit in the Ghanaian public sector -- Developments in public sector accounting practices: the Ghanaian experience -- Corporate governance implementation in an African emerging economy: the case of state-owned entities.