Fundamentals of Advanced Accounting 5th Edition by Joe Ben Hoyle,Thomas Schaefer,Timothy Doupnik

Exercise 32

Read the following articles and any other papers that are available on setting governmental accounting standards:
"The Governmental Accounting Standards Board: Factors Influencing Its Operation and Initial Technical Agenda," Government Accountants Journal, Spring 2000.
"Governmental Accounting Standards Come of Age: Highlights from the First 20 Years,"
Government Finance Review, April 2005.
"Forward-Looking Information: What It Is and Why It Matters," Government Accountants
Journal, December 1, 2010.
"Citizen-Centric Reporting," Journal of Government Financial Management, Fall 2010.
"GASB Re-Examines Fund Balance Reporting and Definitions of Fund Types," Government
Finance Review, December 2006.
"A Century of Governmental Accounting and Financial Reporting Leadership," Government
Finance Review, April 2006.
"The GASB Turns 25: A Retrospective," Government Finance Review, April 2009.
Required
Write a short paper discussing the evolution of governmental accounting.