The Birth of Industrial Accounting in France and Britain

, by Boyns,Trevor

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ISBN: 9780815330387 | 0815330383
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 10/1/1997

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Introduction

1. Setting the scene

(18)

The usefulness of accounting history

(2)

Different approaches to accounting history

(2)

The role of comparative studies

(7)

The scope of the book

(4)

A few words of caution and explanation

(1)

Structure of the book/main findings

(3)

2. Economic development and the development of accounting

(40)

I. The economic development of Britain and France, c.1700-c.1880

(4)

II. Explaining differences in economic development

(32)

Mercantilism

(11)

Different factor endowments

(1)

From mercantilism to laissez-faire

(1)

Innovation and the social class system

(6)

The education system

(2)

Institutional factors

(9)

III. Conclusion

(4)

3. The development of accounting literature prior to 1880

(62)

I. The contribution of double entry bookkeeping

(7)

II. The development of the accounting literature in Britain to 1880

(15)

III. The development of the accounting literature in France to 1880

(29)

An overview

(12)

Key aspects of the doctrine of industrial accounting

(17)

IV. Conclusion

112

(5)

Appendix: Potted biographies of early British and French writers of accounting texts related to the development of industrial accounting

117

(6)

4. Developments in industrial accounting practice in Britain and France, c.1700-c. 1880

123

(52)

I. Accounting in industrial enterprises

124

(2)

II. British accounting development, c.1700-c.1880

126

(25)

The views of other historians

126

(3)

Early cost accounting developments in British industry

129

(5)

From mercantile to industrial accounting in the nineteenth century: the case of shipbuilding

134

(2)

Industrial accounting: costing within double entry bookkeeping

136

(15)

III. Accounting developments in French industry c.1700-c.1880

151

(17)

General background

151

(2)

Industrial accounting: costing within double entry bookkeeping

153

(15)

IV. Conclusion

168

(7)

5. Similarities and differences in accounting literature and practice: some tentative explanations

175

(32)

The emergence of industrial accounting in Britain and France: a summary

175

(3)

The methodological approach

178

(1)

Economic factors

178

(9)

The writing of texts in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries

187

(11)

The dissemination of accounting ideas

198

(4)

Conclusion

202

(5)

References

207

(18)

Index

225

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