Entrepreneurship -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th Century;Cost Accounting -- History
This article takes issue with economic historians who have tried to rehabilitate the reputation of the late Victorian and Edwardian entrepreneur. It argues that the revisionist attempt to ground their case on cost, profit, and productivity...
Northern Steamship Company;Depreciation allowances -- History
In 1889 a New Zealand company had to write down its paid-up capital by 27 percent, because, the Chairman stated, previous management had failed to allow for depreciation as an expense. An investigation was conducted to see if this capital reduction...
Segregation in higher education -- Mississippi; Mississippi -- Race relations
Letter to the editor in response to a previous letter from a Mississippian working as a missionary in Nigeria, which presumably commented on the events surrounding the integration of the University of Mississippi and encouraged integration. The...
