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The Governance Brief: Understanding Government Auditing (Issue 5)

dc.contributor.authorBrian Waldron
dc.date.accessioned2015-03-18T12:23:54Z
dc.date.available2015-03-18T12:23:54Z
dc.date.issued2002-06-30
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11540/2646
dc.description.abstractRecent US corporate collapses, such as Enron and WorldCom, focused world attention on the role and performance of auditors. According to one international authority, the consequence has been “a loss of confidence in financial statements, in the accounting and auditing professions, and capital markets”. Yet he went on to say, “Enron’s financial statements look good by comparison with the financial statements of many, if not most, governments around the world. Such opinions are concerning, especially as many different stakeholders rely upon auditors to provide them with comfort and assurance about financial statements and probity. Misunderstandings persist about auditors, audit institutions, powers of auditors, their accountability, and their processes.
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherAsian Development Bank
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.titleThe Governance Brief: Understanding Government Auditing (Issue 5)
dc.typeBriefs
dc.subject.expertRegional Development Finance
dc.subject.expertPublic Scrutiny of City Finances
dc.subject.expertNon-Bank Financial Institutions
dc.subject.expertLocal Government Finance
dc.subject.expertGovernment Financial Institutions
dc.subject.expertForeign and Domestic Financing
dc.subject.expertFinancial Risk Management
dc.subject.expertAssessing Corporate Governance
dc.subject.expertGood Governance
dc.subject.expertGovernance Approach
dc.subject.adbPublic Accounting
dc.subject.adbBusiness Financing
dc.subject.adbSubsidies
dc.subject.adbSocial Equity
dc.subject.adbEconomic Equity
dc.subject.adbProject Risks
dc.subject.adbProject Impact
dc.subject.adbPublic Administration
dc.subject.adbCorporations
dc.subject.naturalTaxing power
dc.subject.naturalTax administration and procedure
dc.subject.naturalTax policy
dc.subject.naturalEffect of taxation on labor supply
dc.subject.naturalDecentralization in government
dc.subject.naturalCommunity power
dc.subject.naturalCorporate divestment
dc.subject.naturalCivil government
dc.subject.naturalDelegation of powers
dc.subject.naturalEquality
dc.subject.naturalNeighborhood government
dc.subject.naturalSubnational governments
dc.subject.naturalDelivery of government services
dc.title.seriesThe Governance Brief
dc.title.volume5
dc.contributor.imprintAsian Development Bank
oar.themeFinance
oar.themeGovernance
oar.adminregionAsia and the Pacific Region
oar.countryBangladesh
oar.countryBhutan
oar.countryIndia
oar.countryMaldives
oar.countryNepal
oar.countrySri Lanka
oar.countryBrunei Darussalam
oar.countryCambodia
oar.countryIndonesia
oar.countryLao People's Democratic
oar.countryMalaysia
oar.countryMyanmar
oar.countryPhilippines
oar.countrySingapore
oar.countryThailand
oar.countryViet Nam
oar.countryCook Islands
oar.countryFiji Islands
oar.countryKiribati
oar.countryMarshall Islands
oar.countryFederated States of Micronesia
oar.countryNauru
oar.countryPalau
oar.countryPapua New Guinea
oar.countrySamoa
oar.countrySolomon Islands
oar.countryTimor-Leste
oar.countryTonga
oar.countryTuvalu
oar.countryVanuatu
oar.countryAfghanistan
oar.countryArmenia
oar.countryAzerbaijan
oar.countryGeorgia
oar.countryKazakhstan
oar.countryKyrgyz Republic
oar.countryPakistan
oar.countryTajikistan
oar.countryTurkmenistan
oar.countryUzbekistan
oar.countryPeople's Republic of China
oar.countryHong Kong
oar.countryChina
oar.countryRepublic of Korea
oar.countryMongolia
oar.countryTaipei,China
oar.identifierOAR-003236
oar.authorWaldron, Brian
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