The reckoning financial accountability and the rise and fall of nations
A short history of early accounting, politics, and accountabilityFor God and profit: the books according to Saint Matthew -- Medici magnificence: a cautionary tale -- The mathematician, the courtier, and the emperor of the world -- The Dutch audit -- The accountant and the Sun King -- The first bail...
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Sprache: | eng |
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Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group
2014
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Online Zugang: | Inhaltsverzeichnis Verlagsangaben Autorenbiografie Inhaltsverzeichnis |
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Zusammenfassung: | A short history of early accounting, politics, and accountabilityFor God and profit: the books according to Saint Matthew -- Medici magnificence: a cautionary tale -- The mathematician, the courtier, and the emperor of the world -- The Dutch audit -- The accountant and the Sun King -- The first bailout -- "Fame and profit": counting on the Wedgwood vase -- Big debts, big numbers, and the French Revolution -- "The price of liberty" -- Railroaded -- The Dickens dilemma -- Judgment Day. |
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Beschreibung: | Includes bibliogr. references and index |
Beschreibung: | xvii, 276 Seiten Illustrationen |
ISBN: | 0465031528 0-465-03152-8 9780465031528 978-0-465-03152-8 |