Governing finance : East Asia's adoption of international standards / Andrew Walter.

Author/creator Walter, Andrew, 1961-
Format Book
Publication InfoIthaca : Cornell University Press, 2008.
Descriptionxv, 235 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Subjects
International financial reporting standards.
Financial institutions--Southeast Asia. --State supervision.
Financial institutions--Korea (South). --State supervision.
Corporate governance--Southeast Asia.
Corporate governance--Korea (South).
Accounting--Standards. --Southeast Asia.
Accounting--Standards. --Korea (South).

SeriesCornell studies in money
Cornell studies in money. ^A594618
Contents Introduction : international standards and financial governance -- The Asian crisis and the international financial standards project -- A theory of compliance with international standards -- Banking supervision in Indonesia -- Corporate governance in Thailand -- Banking supervision and corporate governance in Malaysia -- Banking supervision, corporate governance, and financial disclosure in Korea -- Practical and theoretical implications -- Appendix : the key international standards and codes.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [211]-226) and index.
LCCN 2007029235
ISBN9780801446450 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0801446457 (cloth : alk. paper)