Hegemonic Transformation (PDF) contends that the Chinese economic reform initiated since 1978 has been a top-down passive revolution, in Gramsci’s term, and that after three decades of reform the part of the Chinese state has been changing from directing the passive revolution through coercive tactics to establishing capitalist hegemony. It
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The 2008 financial crisis has turned a spotlight on the role of financial reporting in periods of economic downturn. In analysing the financial crisis, many commentators have attributed blame to fair value accounting (FVA) because of the pro-cyclical effect it potentially introduces in banks’ financial statements. This ebook, Fair Value Accounting: