Books reviewed are: Committee on Commemoration of One Hundred Years of Modern Accounting, Japan Accounting Association, One Hundred Years of Modern Accounting Reviewed by Kiyomitsu Arai; F. R. M. De Paula, Developments in Accounting Reviewed by...
The idea of the "modern" business corporation is usually traced to England during the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries. However, many corporate attributes can be found in the Stoic's scientific theory of corpora. This theory permeated...
Dissertations abstracted are: The Formation of Fiscal Policy in the Reign of Louis XIV: The Example of Nicolas Desmaretz, Controller General of Finances by Gary Bruce McCollim; The Cincinnati Branch of the Second Bank of the United States and Its...
As the revolution in computing advances, it is appropriate to step back and look at the earliest practical aid to computation?? abacus. Its formal western origins lie with the Greeks and the expansion of trade in the seventh century BC, and its...
Dissertations abstracted are: Money and Clientship in the Ancient Irish Laws by Marilyn Eleanor Gerriets; The Use of Accounting Records of the Harden General Store 1860-1900 to Study Price Fluctuations, Barter and Changes in Consumption by Bobby...
Books reviewed are: Alfred D. Chandler, Jr., Editor, Managerial Innovation at General Motors Reviewed by Daniel A. Wren; Alfred D. Chandler, Jr., Editor, Pioneers in Modern Factory Management Reviewed by Michael F. Pohlen; Nicholas Dopuch and...
Dissertations abstracted are: Taxation in Bretagne, 1598-1648 by James Barry Collins; The Accumulation of Capital and the Subsistence Agriculture in Brazil Since 1889 by Roberto Jose Moreira; Canadian Business & The 'Reform' Process in the 1930s by...
Books reviewed are: Stephen A. Zeff, (ed.), Asset Appreciation, Business lncome and Price-Level Accounting: 1918-1935 Reviewed by Louis Goldberg; The Chartered Accountant in Australia, Golden Jubilee Issue Reviewed by Robert H. Raymond; Rex...
George Washington's interest in bookkeeping began in 1747 when at the age of 15 he started his first ledger and lasted until his death in 1799. His bookkeeping records span a period of fifty years. This manuscript reveals a unique side to President...
Accounting -- History;Accounting -- History -- Research;Accounting -- History -- Bibliography
Over 200 books and articles on accounting history published 1969-1977 are listed in an annotated bibliography and assessed in Part I. Part II makes the following suggestions for future research: (i) more bibliographies (ii) influence of the...
Dissertations abstracted are: Perspectives on the "Objectives of Financial Statements" by Robert Bloom; Robert M. Trueblood, CPA: The Consumate Professional by Roscoe Bryson; Robert H. Montgomery: A Pioneer Leader of American Accounting by Alfred...