Books reviewed are: LaCapra, Dominick.—History Criticism. and Porter, Dale L. The Emergence of the Past-A Theory of Historical Explanation. Reviewed By Barbara D. Merino; Yamey, B. S., Edey, H. C. and Thomson, H. W. Accounting in England and...
The paper seeks to explore the origins of the paradigm on which modern accounting rests. It suggests that explanations which look to the relative concentration and dilution of the central political power may be relevant to discussing paradigms...