The period 1835-1935 saw the development of the structure of local government which remains broadly intact today and also the growth of modern financial reporti

This volume illustrates the research not only of French accountants (Colasse, Durand, Jouanique, Lemarchand, Nikitin, Richard, Tessier) but also the work of Bel

Written over a period of twenty years the papers included here reflect the changing circumstances around the study of accounting history.

When originally published in 1994 this volume was the first international review of accounting theory to focus on the contributions of its leading thinkers. Ver

This volume deals with the evolution of accounting from earliest times, and gives particular attention to corporate accounting developments since the Industrial