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Accounting as a technology of neoliberalism: The accountability role of IPSAS in Nigeria
Critical Perspectives on Accounting ( IF 5.538 ) Pub Date : 2021-01-26 , DOI: 10.1016/j.cpa.2020.102282
Owolabi M. Bakre , Sean McCartney , Simeon Olufemi Fayemi

This paper critically examines the implications for Nigeria’s indebtedness of neoliberalism as a neo-colonial dependency concept and International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS) as a technology of a new form of economic imperialism. As Nigeria’s huge oil and gas revenues continue to be lost to corruption, the country relies on loans from Paris Club countries and International Financial Institutions (IFIs), notably the World Bank. In 1999, when the country changed from military to democratic governance, Nigeria’s debt to the Paris Club and the World Bank was $30bn. With pressure from the Paris Club and the World Bank to repay its debts, the new democratic Nigerian government sought debt forgiveness and rescheduling. Although the World Bank, representing the creditors in debt negotiation, does not go into specific accounting standards to be adopted by debtor nations, the Bank does require Nigeria to embrace neoliberal economic reforms (including public sector reporting framework that produces consistently relevant and reliable financial information – which denotes IPSAS). Despite the partial debt forgiveness, repayment of the balance of the debt and adoption of IPSAS, Nigeria remains endemically corrupt, relies on loans from powerful nations and IFIs, and has again become debt-laden. Contrary to neoliberal assumptions therefore, we provide the evidence that better accounting may not necessarily be a panacea for economic development.



中文翻译:

会计作为新自由主义的技术:IPSAS 在尼日利亚的问责作用

本文批判性地研究了尼日利亚将新自由主义作为一种新殖民依赖概念和国际公共部门会计准则 (IPSAS) 作为一种新形式的经济帝国主义技术的负债所产生的影响。由于尼日利亚的巨额石油和天然气收入继续因腐败而流失,该国依赖巴黎俱乐部国家和国际金融机构 (IFI),尤其是世界银行的贷款。1999年,当国家从军事治理转向民主治理时,尼日利亚欠巴黎俱乐部和世界银行的债务为300亿美元。迫于巴黎俱乐部和世界银行偿还债务的压力,尼日利亚新民主政府寻求债务减免和重新安排债务。尽管在债务谈判中代表债权人的世界银行,虽然并未涉及债务国采用的具体会计标准,但世行确实要求尼日利亚接受新自由主义经济改革(包括产生始终相关且可靠的财务信息的公共部门报告框架——即 IPSAS)。尽管部分债务减免、债务余额的偿还和 IPSAS 的采用,尼日利亚仍然存在地方性腐败,依赖强国和国际金融机构的贷款,并再次负债累累。因此,与新自由主义假设相反,我们提供的证据表明,更好的会计不一定是经济发展的灵丹妙药。世行确实要求尼日利亚接受新自由主义经济改革(包括产生始终相关且可靠的财务信息的公共部门报告框架——即 IPSAS)。尽管部分债务减免、债务余额的偿还和 IPSAS 的采用,尼日利亚仍然存在地方性腐败,依赖强国和国际金融机构的贷款,并再次负债累累。因此,与新自由主义假设相反,我们提供的证据表明,更好的会计不一定是经济发展的灵丹妙药。世行确实要求尼日利亚接受新自由主义经济改革(包括产生始终相关且可靠的财务信息的公共部门报告框架——即 IPSAS)。尽管部分债务减免、债务余额的偿还和 IPSAS 的采用,尼日利亚仍然存在地方性腐败,依赖强国和国际金融机构的贷款,并再次负债累累。因此,与新自由主义假设相反,我们提供的证据表明,更好的会计不一定是经济发展的灵丹妙药。

更新日期:2021-01-26
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