Reducing the Barriers to International Trade in Accounting Services: Why it Matters, and the Road Ahead

L.J. White

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Abstract: Accounting has been a lead sector in the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) negotiations to reduce barriers to trade in professional services. This is no accident. Accounting already has a substantial international componenet; the largest accounting firms have major international presences and have been eager to operate in less restrictive environments.

Keywords: INTERNATIONAL TRADE; ACCOUNTING (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F13 M40 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2000

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