| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 438 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Routledge historical perspectives in accounting ; 2 |
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Routledge historical perspectives in accounting ; 2.
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| Contents |
'Present troubles, and more to come' -- The invention of the accounting standard -- Honeymoon period : 1970 -- 1974 -- Accounting for changing prices : the struggle begins -- The holy grail -- The going gets tougher : 1975 -- 1979 -- Reforming the system -- The art of the possible : 1980 -- 1984 -- Accounting for changing prices : the struggle continues and ends badly -- Losing steam : 1985 -- 1990 -- Setting accounting standards 1969-1990 : technical and political realms -- Appendices -- Sources -- Statement of intent on accounting standards in the 1970's -- Extracts from the Watts Report -- Chairmen of the Accounting Standards Committee -- Secretaries to the Accounting Standards Committee -- Members of the Accounting Standards Committee -- Statements of standard accounting practice issued -- Exposure drafts issued -- Submissions on exposure drafts -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Summary |
This fine account of the period following the 1960s charts the history of the Accounting Standards Committee. Written by a respected scholar, it makes a major contribution to the history of financial reporting |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 418-427) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Accounting Standards Committee -- History
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| SUBJECT |
Accounting Standards Committee fast |
| Subject |
Accounting -- Standards -- Great Britain -- History
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Accounting -- Standards (GAAP, IFRS, etc.)
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Accounting -- Standards
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Great Britain
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2006031749 |
| ISBN |
9780203934135 |
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020393413X |
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9786610858767 |
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6610858764 |
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1280858761 |
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9781280858765 |
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1134160550 |
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9781134160556 |
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1134160542 |
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9781134160549 |
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