Accounting, Management Control and Institutional Development addresses important contemporary and future research problems in the fields of accounting, management control and institutional development. The topics covered in the book are grouped into three broad categories: 1) Governmental and public sector accounting research 2) Accounting and management control in different contexts 3) Management, organizations and institutional development Within each of these categories, the reader will find contributions and research questions that are at the forefront of academic research. Accounting, Management Control and Institutional Development will appeal to researchers and students alike and can be used as a resource at the graduate and post-graduate levels both in Norway and internationally. Contributors: Pawan Adhikari, Christian Eide Andvik, Anatoli Bourmistrov, James L. Chan, Barbara Czarniawska, Frøystein Gjesdal, Levi Gårseth-Nesbakk, Odd Birger Hansen, Rowan Jones, Sten Jönsson, Katarina Kaarbøe, Chamara Kuruppu, Anita Meidell, Andrei Mineev, Jan Mouritsen, Lars Niska, Salme Näsi, Olov Olson, Inger Johanne Pettersen, Kerstin Sahlin, John Skår and Konstantin Timoshenko.