Pissing down your leg
Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal
ISSN: 0951-3574
Article publication date: 3 August 2010
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is a reflection on how the aridity of economic speeches, lectures and presentations usually conceals an underlying human drama, often a tragedy.
Design/methodology/approach
A fictional poem presents the reflections.
Findings
Meditation on how economic policies cannot be divorced from their social context despite their often bland and “distancing” forms of expression.
Research limitations/implications
The paper stimulates thought on the economic and social consequences of decisions, including those individuals with whom we are in direct contact.
Originality/value
The poem is an individual comment on the “realities” behind economic decisions and how ignorance or considerations of personal safety constitute weak moral defences.
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Citation
Oakman, B.N. (2010), "Pissing down your leg", Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal, Vol. 23 No. 6, pp. 817-818. https://doi.org/10.1108/09513571011065907
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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