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Routledge Library Editions: Accounting


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Accounting carries with its history a vast number of ideas which have slowly developed along with it.

The re-issued volumes in this set, available individually or as a set, together represent an unparalleled opportunity to build a library according to research interests or student requirements. They discuss the following:

  • history of accounting and the development of accounting theory
  • analysis of international accounting principles and international group accounting
  • accounting practice and the presentation & interpretation of accounts
  • inflation accounting and cash budgets and funds flow
  • the regulatory framework of accounting in the UK, China, and the USA
  • comparisons with international accounting standards.

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From the Companies Act of 1929 to the Companies Act of 1948 (RLE: Accounting) A Study of Change in the Law and Practice of Accounting

From the Companies Act of 1929 to the Companies Act of 1948 (RLE: Accounting): A Study of Change in the Law and Practice of Accounting

1st Edition

By Paul Bircher
October 19, 2016

The accounting provisions of the Companies Act 1948 (CA48) represented a major change from the provisions of preceding company legislation, the Companies Act 1929 (CA29). CA48 contained radically different accounting and auditing provisions from those of any previous enactment and represented a ...

Legal Regulation of British Company Accounts 1836-1900 (RLE Accounting) Volume 1

Legal Regulation of British Company Accounts 1836-1900 (RLE Accounting): Volume 1

1st Edition

Edited By J. Edwards
August 08, 2016

In the UK today the form and content of accounts published by limited companies are closely regulated. In the 19th century the position was different: the popular view was that such matters were for private negotiation between owners and management. Nevertheless, there was a great deal of ...

Legal Regulation of British Company Accounts 1836-1900 (RLE Accounting) Volume 2

Legal Regulation of British Company Accounts 1836-1900 (RLE Accounting): Volume 2

1st Edition

Edited By J. Edwards
August 04, 2016

In the UK today the form and content of accounts published by limited companies are closely regulated. In the 19th century the position was different: the popular view was that such matters were for private negotiation between owners and management. Nevertheless, there was a great deal of ...

American Accountants and Their Contributions to Accounting Thought (RLE Accounting) 1900-1930

American Accountants and Their Contributions to Accounting Thought (RLE Accounting): 1900-1930

1st Edition

By John Kahle
July 21, 2016

Accounting carries with its history a vast number of ideas which have slowly developed along with it. This volume relates this history as it took place during the first three decades of the twentieth century in the United States. In particular it deals with those individuals who were for the most ...

Depreciation and Capital Maintenance (RLE Accounting)

Depreciation and Capital Maintenance (RLE Accounting)

1st Edition

Edited By Richard Brief
July 08, 2016

Of the nine articles reprinted in this volume originally published in 1984, those by Ladelle, Hotelling and Anton are recognized as being the classic articles on the depreciation of a single ‘machine’. Each of these articles was published in a journal that is often not accessible and reprinted here...

Local Authority Accounting Methods Volume 1 (RLE Accounting) The Early Debate 1884-1908

Local Authority Accounting Methods Volume 1 (RLE Accounting): The Early Debate 1884-1908

1st Edition

Edited By Hugh Coombs, J. Edwards
May 20, 2016

This book contains a collection of papers dealing with a range of controversial issues which exercised the minds of local authority officials from 1884-1908. The 28 items reproduced cover a wide range of matters. They are presented chronologically because many of the papers deal with more than one ...

Accountability of Local Authorities in England and Wales, 1831-1935 Volume 1 (RLE Accounting)

Accountability of Local Authorities in England and Wales, 1831-1935 Volume 1 (RLE Accounting)

1st Edition

Edited By Hugh Coombs, J. Edwards
May 13, 2016

These books make available material relating to the statutory regulations covering the degree of accountability required from local authorities during the period 1834-1936. The bulk of historical accounting research has focused on the development of financial accounting although in recent years the...

Corporate Financial Reporting and Analysis in the early 1900s (RLE Accounting)

Corporate Financial Reporting and Analysis in the early 1900s (RLE Accounting)

1st Edition

Edited By Richard Brief
May 13, 2016

The contributions in this book, most of which are not widely available, discuss the evolution of financial reporting at a time when it was rare for companies to present detailed reports to their shareholders. Some early annual reports are reprinted here, including the 1902 annual report of the ...

Accountability of Local Authorities in England and Wales, 1831-1935 Volume 2 (RLE Accounting)

Accountability of Local Authorities in England and Wales, 1831-1935 Volume 2 (RLE Accounting)

1st Edition

Edited By Hugh Coombs, J. Edwards
May 11, 2016

These books make available material relating to the statutory regulations covering the degree of accountability required from local authorities during the period 1834-1936. The bulk of historical accounting research has focused on the development of financial accounting although in recent years the...

Accounting Queries (RLE Accounting)

Accounting Queries (RLE Accounting)

1st Edition

By Harold Edey
May 11, 2016

These reprints of articles, lectures and talks cover the period 1949 – 1980. They chart the development of the academic subject of accountancy and illustrate some of the matters which were concerning the academics at the London School of Economics at a time when academic accountancy was still in ...

British Audit Practice 1884-1900 (RLE Accounting) A Case Law Perspective

British Audit Practice 1884-1900 (RLE Accounting): A Case Law Perspective

1st Edition

Edited By Roy A. Chandler, J. Edwards
February 29, 2016

This book sheds light on the nature of the late nineteenth century audit by reference to the views expressed in 26 legal cases. The treatment of late nineteenth century legal issues which might appear somewhat unbalanced, viewed from today’s stand-point, is shown to be more even handed when seen ...

Economic Accounting (RLE Accounting)

Economic Accounting (RLE Accounting)

1st Edition

By Diran Bodenhorn
February 29, 2016

Divided into three parts this volume discusses the Crusoe model of accounting, and a model appropriate for the Crusoe model. It also considers some accounting problems which arise in the real world as well as a discussion of government and business accounting, along with money, banks and financial ...

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