... Velayutham can be contacted at: skvelayutham@gmail.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 Religion Culture Islamic accounting Western accounting The development of Islamic financial institutions and a growing belief that the assumptions underpinning Western financial accounting...

...Ghada Altarawneh; Mike Lucas Purpose This paper seeks to explore the reasons for the dominance of Western accounting and neglect of Islamic accounting in Islamic countries, using Jordan as a case study. Design/methodology/approach The paper reports the results of a series of interviews, using...