An accounting thesaurus : 500 years of accounting /

A compilation drawn from over 500 years of English language accounting literature reflecting a lifetime of scholarly enquiry, this book comprises over 5000 quotations of between 1-20 lines in length. The book aims to give an historical perspective as well as an up-to-date overview of what accounting...

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Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Chambers, R. J. (Raymond J.), 1917-1999
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford, OX, UK ; Tarrytown, N.Y., USA : Pergamon, 1995.
Edition:First edition.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:A compilation drawn from over 500 years of English language accounting literature reflecting a lifetime of scholarly enquiry, this book comprises over 5000 quotations of between 1-20 lines in length. The book aims to give an historical perspective as well as an up-to-date overview of what accounting and accountants were, are and do, and is intended both as a reference book and a research tool. Its range extends from general interest to the advanced, covering rules, practices and standards, professional and academic opinions, and the social and logical foundations of accounting; it also draws on the work of scholars in other fields that have some bearing on accounting work and thought.
Item Description:Includes indexes.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxxi, 1011 pages) : illustrations
ISBN:9780080912806
008091280X
9781322465692
132246569X