A History of Accountancy in the United States: The Cultural Significance of Accounting. Revised Edition. (Revised)

Author/Contributor(s):	Previts, Gary John
Publisher:	Ohio State University Press
Date:	02/01/1998
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

The only comprehensive chronicle of American accountancy from the colonial period to the present, this completely revised edition provides practicing accountants and professional accounting students with a thorough knowledge of the origins of their profession. Gary John Previts and Barbara Dubis Merino address the evolution of accounting in social, political, and economic terms and discuss the major figures in each historical period. They consider the development of accounting in all of its major institutional domains, including public practice, financial reporting, business management, government, and education.