In September 2011, African accounting academics, both there and overseas, established the African Accounting and Finance Association, at the University of Ghana, to promote the development of accounting research across the continent. The 10 papers here are drawn from presentations at that inaugural gathering. The topics include the operations of formal and informal controls in a multinational subsidiary in Nigeria; literacy, external user-pressure, and quality of accounting information in Ugandan small and medium enterprises; the usefulness of student evaluations for enhancing the effectiveness of teaching of financial accounting students at a South African University; barriers and catalysts to effective internal audit in the Ghanaian public sector, and developments in public sector accounting practices in Ghana. There is no index. Distributed in North America by Turpin Distribution. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)