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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