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The priesthood of industry : the rise of the professional accountant in British management /

Documenting the rise of the accountancy profession in Britain, the authors of this volume focus on the individual - the professional accountant - and adopt an economic determinist analysis to explain why such a rise has occurred.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Matthews, Derek, 1947-
Other Authors: Anderson, Malcolm, 1970-, Edwards, J. R.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1998.
Subjects:
Accounting > Great Britain > History.
Accounting firms > Great Britain.
Accountants > Great Britain > History.
Cabinets d'expertise comptable > Grande-Bretagne.
Comptables > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire.
Accountants
Accounting
Accounting firms
Great Britain
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Documenting the rise of the accountancy profession in Britain, the authors of this volume focus on the individual - the professional accountant - and adopt an economic determinist analysis to explain why such a rise has occurred.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 357 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-343) and index.
ISBN:0191684759
9780191684753