The reckoning : financial accountability and the rise and fall of nations
Jacob Soll
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[2014]
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| Authors: | Soll, Jacob |
| Publisher: |
New York : Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group |
| Subject: | Rechnungswesen | Accounting | Wirtschaftsgeschichte | Economic history | Welt | World |
| Description of contents: | Table of Contents [gbv.de] ; Table of Contents [gbv.de] ; Description [loc.gov] ; Description [loc.gov] ; Description [loc.gov] ; Description [loc.gov] |
| Extent: | xvii, 276 Seiten Illustrationen |
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| Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
| Notes: | Includes bibliogr. references and index 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. |
| ISBN: | 0-465-03152-8 ; 978-0-465-03152-8 ; 978-0-465-03663-9 |
| Classification: | Finanzwissenschaft ; Geschichte der Volkswirtschaft |
| Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
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