Illuminating the darkness: the impact of the First World War on cost calculation practices in British firms

Through a detailed examination, using business archives, of the impact of the First World War on cost calculation practices in British firms, this paper examines, and finds wanting, the claim of Loft (1986, 1990) that cost accounting came into the light in Britain during the First World War.

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Year of publication:	2005-03-24
Authors:	BOYNS, Trevor
Institutions:	EconWPA
Subject:	costing \| Britain \| First World War

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	Economic History.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	Type of Document - pdf; pages: 22. in « L’entreprise, le chiffre et le droit », éditeurs J.G. Degos et S. Trébucq, Bordeaux (2005), pp. 111-132. 22 pages
Classification:	N - Economic History
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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