Corporate Collapse

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'This recently released book is almost two books in one ... chartered accountants, lawyers and others with an interest in corporate mortality will find the narrative chapters a mine of useful information ... Much work has gone into these chapters with 'wiring diagrams' of inter-company financing and the like, and photographs of the dramatis personae' . Leslie Brown, University of Victoria, Wellington 'A radical reform would be in effect to abolish wholly-owned subsidiaries by deeming them to be branches of the parent company. Such a radical reform has been put forward recently by Clarke, Dean and Oliver in their useful work, Corporate Collapse: Regulatory, Accounting and Ethical Failure.' J. Farrar in 'Legal Issues Involving Corporate Groups', C & SLJ 'This is one of the most important studies in corporate accounting behaviour undertaken in many years and it should be required reading for all academic accountants, senior students, professional accountants and regulators ... This interesting and provocative study of forensic accounting does not reflect merit on the profession; however, it should cause everyone to think deeply about current practice and the purpose of published financial statements.' Allan Barton, Australian Accounting Review 'Corporate Collapse should be read by anyone with an interest in financial matters.' The Times Higher Education Supplement 'Corporate Collapse provides a candid insight into the administration of companies based on material supplied from liquidators' accounts and the official reports of inspectors into failures ... the book is well written and should appeal to a wide range of readers. To the non-accountant the book offers an insight into the degree of subjectivity involved in the preparation of financial accounting reports, while to the professional or academic it raises many interesting issues that are deserving of attention.' Accounting, Business and Financial History