The priesthood of industry : the rise of the professional accountant in British management
by
Matthews, Derek, 1947-
Title
:
The priesthood of industry : the rise of the professional accountant in British management
Author
:
Matthews, Derek, 1947-
ISBN
:
9780198289609
Personal Author
:
Matthews, Derek, 1947-
Publication Information
:
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1998.
Physical Description
:
xiv, 357 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
:
1. Introduction -- 2. Roots of the Profession -- 3. The Rise of the Accounting Function -- 4. Accountants and Business Management in Victorian and Edwardian Britain -- 5. Accountants in the Economic Maelstrom: The First World War and the Inter-war Years -- 6. Rise of the 'Priesthood' in the Post-Second World War era -- 7. Some Explanations and Conclusions -- Appendix. Family Trees of Accountancy Bodies and Firms.
Subject Term
:
Accounting -- Great Britain -- History.
Accounting firms -- Great Britain.
Accountants -- Great Britain -- History.
Added Author
:
Anderson, Malcolm.
Edwards, J. R.
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