DEVELOPING WHOLE OF GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTING IN THE UK: GRAND CLAIMS, PRACTICAL COMPLEXITIES AND A SUGGESTED FUTURE RESEARCH AGENDA

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Financial Accountability & ManagementVolume 23, Issue 1 p. 27-54 DEVELOPING WHOLE OF GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTING IN THE UK: GRAND CLAIMS, PRACTICAL COMPLEXITIES AND A SUGGESTED FUTURE RESEARCH AGENDA Danny S.L. Chow, Danny S.L. Chow Birkbeck College, University of LondonSearch for more papers by this authorChristopher Humphrey, Christopher Humphrey Manchester Business School, University of ManchesterSearch for more papers by this authorJodie Moll, Jodie Moll Manchester Business School, University of Manchester They would like to thank the following people for their helpful comments on earlier drafts of this paper: the anonymous referees; Irvine Lapsley; Fabrizio Panozzo; Sue Newberry; Jean Shaoul; Andy Wynne; Howard Mellett; David Heald; Kieran Rix; and seminar participants at the 9th and 10th Biennial CIGAR conferences on International Trends and Experiences in Government Accounting (Bodø, Norway, June 2003, and Poitiers, France, May 2005), the 27th European Accounting Association Conference, Prague, April 2004 and at the European Academy of Management Conference (EURAM), Munich, May 2005. The preparation of this paper has also been facilitated by the financial support provided by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).Search for more papers by this author Danny S.L. Chow, Danny S.L. Chow Birkbeck College, University of LondonSearch for more papers by this authorChristopher Humphrey, Christopher Humphrey Manchester Business School, University of ManchesterSearch for more papers by this authorJodie Moll, Jodie Moll Manchester Business School, University of Manchester They would like to thank the following people for their helpful comments on earlier drafts of this paper: the anonymous referees; Irvine Lapsley; Fabrizio Panozzo; Sue Newberry; Jean Shaoul; Andy Wynne; Howard Mellett; David Heald; Kieran Rix; and seminar participants at the 9th and 10th Biennial CIGAR conferences on International Trends and Experiences in Government Accounting (Bodø, Norway, June 2003, and Poitiers, France, May 2005), the 27th European Accounting Association Conference, Prague, April 2004 and at the European Academy of Management Conference (EURAM), Munich, May 2005. The preparation of this paper has also been facilitated by the financial support provided by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).Search for more papers by this author First published: 22 January 2007 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0408.2007.00418.xCitations: 63 Address for correspondence: Danny S.L. Chow, School of Management, Birkbeck College, University of London, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HX, UK.e-mail: d.chow@bbk.ac.uk Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume23, Issue1February 2007Pages 27-54 RelatedInformation