U.S. Government vs. Corporate America

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This paper summarizes the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and why this legislation is needed. It looks at the purpose of the bill to restore public faith in the stock market, and establish safeguards for investors, as well as the provisions of the bill.

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"The date is July and President George W Bush has just signed a bill into law that will turn corporate America on its head. The law is the Sarbannes-Oxley Act and its purpose is to restore the nations trust in the stock market, put safeguards in place to protect investors and create an oversight body to keep corporate auditing and accounting practices in check. To go deeper into this landmark piece of legislation we must ask a ..."

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