ISBN:
0465031528
,
9780465031528
Language:
English
Pages:
xvii, 276 Seiten
,
Illustrationen
DDC:
657.09
Keywords:
Rechnungswesen
;
Wirtschaftsgeschichte
;
Welt
;
Accounting History
;
Economic history
;
Rechnungswesen
;
Wirtschaftsgeschichte
;
Welt
;
Accounting History
;
Economic history
Description / Table of Contents:
A short history of early accounting, politics, and accountabilityFor God and profit: the books according to Saint Matthew -- Medici magnificence: a cautionary tale -- The mathematician, the courtier, and the emperor of the world -- The Dutch audit -- The accountant and the Sun King -- The first bailout -- "Fame and profit": counting on the Wedgwood vase -- Big debts, big numbers, and the French Revolution -- "The price of liberty" -- Railroaded -- The Dickens dilemma -- Judgment Day.
Note:
Includes bibliogr. references and index