TY - JOUR AB - Critical theory is concerned with enhancing individual wellbeing and autonomy through societal critique that has its origins in philosophy, sociology and political economics. Critical social science is the application of a critical theoretic within a social‐science domain. Accounting is a technology but it is not ideologically sterile. Critical social science applies critical‐theory methodology in order to make evident the ideological base of manifestations in social science as they lead to alienation, oppression and emancipation. This critical social science critique is applied in order to make evident the ideological base of such manifestations in, or related to, accounting. VL - 4 IS - 1 SN - 0951-3574 DO - 10.1108/09513579110143849 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/09513579110143849 AU - Dillard Jesse F. PY - 1991 Y1 - 1991/01/01 TI - Accounting as a Critical Social Science T2 - Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal PB - MCB UP Ltd Y2 - 2024/09/18 ER -