Funnell, Warwick; Antonelli, Valerio; D’Alessio, Raffaele - In: Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal 30 (2017) 5, pp. 1111-1141
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand the role played by accounting in managing an early nineteenth century lunatic asylum in Palermo, Italy. Design/methodology/approach The paper is informed by Foucault’s studies of lunatic asylums and his work on governmentality which gave...