 The Institutionalization of a New Accrual-based Public Sector Accounting System: The Case of Cape Verde*Jaqueline Rosa Brito and Susana Jorge () International Journal of Public Administration, 2021, vol. 44, issue 5, 372-389 Abstract: This paper analyses the process of institutionalization of a new public sector accounting system. Taking the Cape Verdean Central Government as setting, it seeks to understand what have been the main factors interfering in the reform, how such action has led to the institutionalization of the system currently in force, and how it may determine future reforms. From the theoretical perspective of contingency, several stimuli drive the reform of public sector accounting in emerging countries. In Cape Verde, they have been: changes in the political regime, the dominating doctrine of business accounting, financial pressures, and requirement of a wider public sector reform. In the light of institutional perspectives, behaviors of seeking for legitimacy and presence of mimetic and coercive forces in the reforms, have been evident. This study makes other countries with similar contexts and under public sector accounting reforms, aware of how to promote and manage these processes successfully. Date: 2021 Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:44:y:2021:i:5:p:372-389 Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2020.1728312 Access Statistics for this article International Journal of Public Administration is currently edited by Ali Farazmand More articles in International Journal of Public Administration from Taylor & Francis Journals |
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