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Fund Accounting from the Italian Early Tradition to the U.S. GAAP for Governments

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  • Aldo Pavan
  • Bernadette Dessalvi
  • Paola Paglietti

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Surprising correspondences emerge from the parallel investigation of fund accounting practices in Italian entities until the late nineteenth century and in the contemporary U.S. public sector. The analysis attempts to interpret similarities and differences in light of dissimilar environmental features, and wonders if the Italian tradition could have some explanatory capability on the U.S. present standards. The “fund” concept and its use are strictly similar; they are founded on information needs for governance and internal control. Contemporary requirements for democracy and transparency, and opportunities coming from modern ICT tools bring U.S. organizations to be accountable to the citizenry.

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  • Aldo Pavan & Bernadette Dessalvi & Paola Paglietti, 2018. "Fund Accounting from the Italian Early Tradition to the U.S. GAAP for Governments," International Journal of Public Administration, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 41(9), pages 746-757, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:41:y:2018:i:9:p:746-757
    DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1298608
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