Jane Andrew is an Australian academic who is an associate professor of accounting at the University of Sydney Business School and co-

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of ''

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''. Andrew's research focuses on environmental accounting and on accountability in public policy. Andrew has also been a prominent critic of prison privatization in Australia.

Life and career

Andrew obtained her PhD in accounting from the

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in 2000. Her dissertation examined the development of environmental accounting and accountability in public policy. After completing her doctoral studies, she joined the faculty of the University of Wollongong. In 2010, she moved to the University of Sydney. In 2018, she was appointed co-editor-in-chief of ''Critical Perspectives on Accounting''.

Research

Andrew's research uses social theory to examine international mechanisms for environmental accountability, particularly the

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and emerging practices, regulation and policy related to

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. She also studies government accountability in relation to privatization. In 2009, she co-authored ''In Government We Trust: Market Failure and the Delusions of Privatisation'', which led to an invitation to participate in the 2009 New South Wales Parliamentary Inquiry into Prison Privatisation. In 2016, she co-authored a report entitled "Prison Privatisation in Australia: The State of the Nation," examining the costs, performance and accountability of Australian private prisons.

Editorial work

In addition to serving as co-editor-in-chief of ''Critical Perspectives on Accounting'', Andrew is associate editor of '' Abacus'' and sits on the editorial boards of : * ''

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'' * ''

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'' * ''Australasian Accounting, Business and Finance Journal''

Selected publications

The following articles have each been cited over 100 times, according to

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: * Hossain, M., Islam, K., and Andrew, J. (2006)
Corporate Social and Environmental Disclosure in Developing Countries: Evidence from Bangladesh
University of Wollongong, Research Online. * Andrew, J., and Cortese, C. (2011)
Accounting for climate change and the self-regulation of carbon disclosures
''Accounting Forum'', 35(3), 130-138.

References

External links

Faculty profile of Jane Andrew, University of Sydney Business School

''Critical Perspectives on Accounting''
* Funnell, W., Jupe, R., and Andrew, J. (2009

Chicago:

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* Andrew, J., Baker, M. and Roberts, P. (2016
"Prison Privatisation in Australia: The State of the Nation,"
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