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Chapterj1 Introduction...................................................................................................... 1

Chapterj2 AccountingjUnderjIdealjConditions ..............................................................7

Chapterj3 ThejDecisionjUsefulnessjApproachjtojFinancialjReporting ..........................68

Chapterj4 EfficientjSecuritiesjMarkets ...........................................................................129

Chapterj5 ThejValuejRelevancejofjAccountingjInformation .........................................153

Chapterj6 ThejMeasurementjApproachjtojDecisionjUsefulness ....................................194

Chapterj7 MeasurementjApplications ............................................................................237

Chapterj8 ThejEfficientjContractingjApproachjtojDecisionjUsefulness ........................285

Chapterj9 AnjAnalysisjofjConflict ............................................................................... 321

Chapterj10jjExecutivejCompensation ............................................................................. 371

Chapterj11jjEarningsjManagement.................................................................................. 425

Chapterj12jjStandardjSetting:jEconomicjIssues .............................................................. 487

Chapterj13jjStandardjSetting:jPoliticaljIssues ................................................................. 527




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