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This paper was first presented at the Workshop on Accounting in its Organizational and Social Contexts, E.I.A.S.M. Brussels, 6–8 December, 1989. Thanks are due to Brian Bloomfield, David Cooper, Mahmoud Ezzamel, Anthony Hopwood, Peter Miller, Tony Tinker, Hugh Willmott, participants at the Brussels Workshop and the anonymous reviewers for their helpful comments upon earlier drafts of this paper.
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