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Power and the Study of the Accounting Profession

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Social scientists have shown an enduring interest in the concept of power. The Community Power Debate has been at the forefront of arguments between ‘élitist’ and ‘pluralist’ scholars since the post-war period (Walton, 1966), and the concept is often used in the study of organisations (Golding and Jones, 1978). It is not surprising, therefore, that accounting researchers have also expressed such an interest.

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  1. Peter Booth
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. University of Alberta, Canada

    David J. Cooper (Professor of Accounting) (Professor of Accounting)

  2. University of Manchester, UK

    Trevor M. Hopper (Peat Marwick McLintock Professor of Management Accounting) (Peat Marwick McLintock Professor of Management Accounting)

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Booth, P., Cocks, N. (1990). Power and the Study of the Accounting Profession. In: Cooper, D.J., Hopper, T.M. (eds) Critical Accounts. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-09786-9_19

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