The History of Accounting has been constructed from 68 items previously published between 1971 and 1998; they represent key works of 72 leading authors. The text is designed for a number of applications which include: a range of readings suitable for graduate and postgraduate courses on accounting history; background literature for courses dealing with particular aspects of accounting; an initial source of reference for students undertaking a doctoral thesis in accounting history; and an initial source of reference for existing members of faculty who decide to develop their research in this...

First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

The Priesthood of Industry documents the history of the rise of accountants in the United Kingdom to their present position as the dominant professional grouping in the boardroom and in the top echelons of British management. Focusing on the individual professional accountant, the authors adopt an economic determinist analysis to explain the rise of public practice and the routes by which staff transferred to industry in increasing numbers. They also identify demand and supply side factors to explain the professional accountant's present hegemony in business management. In addition, the book...