Description |
293 pages ; 22 cm |
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regular print |
Contents |
Preface: Bobby Kennedy and the wealth of nations and corporations -- 1. Accounting: our first communications technology -- 2. Merchants and mathematics -- 3. Luca Pacioli: from Sansepolcro to celebrity -- 4. Pacioli's landmark bookkeeping treatise of 1494 -- 5. Venetian double entry goes viral -- 6. Double entry morphs: the industrial revolution and the birth of a profession -- 7. Double entry and capitalism - chicken and egg? -- 8. John Maynard Keynes, double entry and the wealth of nations -- 9. The rise and scandalous rise of a profession -- 10. Gross Domestic Product and how accounting could make or break the planet |
Summary |
A fascinating exploration of how a simple system used to measure and record wealth spawned a cultural revolution. Prepare to have your idea of accounting changed forever |
Analysis |
Accounting (Australia) |
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Australian |
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Economic history (Australia) |
Notes |
N copy signed and inscribed by the author, 3 August 2013. ANL |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
The Nib : Waverley Library Award for Literature, 2012 |
Subject |
Bookkeeping -- History.
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Capitalism -- History.
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ISBN |
9781741757552 (hbk.) |
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