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Accounting and Economic Systems: A Tribute to the Work of Jacques Richard

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This chapter presents a tribute to the work of Jacques Richard, who has been both a well-known professor at the University Paris Dauphine, and an important scholar regarding the history and development of accounting systems and international financial accounting standards. Professor Richard has also been an inspiring mentor to a generation of accounting students both in France and other countries.

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Baker, C.R. (2016). Accounting and Economic Systems: A Tribute to the Work of Jacques Richard. In: Bensadon, D., Praquin, N. (eds) IFRS in a Global World. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28225-1_2

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