Accounting Control and Controlling Accounting: Interdisciplinary and Critical perspectives

Argues for the use of critical and interdisciplinary approaches to accounting research and illustrates its use in the context of the public services. Argues that a more transactional approach has been implemented as part of the introduction of the range of approaches that have been labelled 'New Public Management'. Suggests the use of a more relational approach. Illustratees and develops an approach to research using 'middle range thinking and developed from the work of Jurgen Habermas.