Accounting in Eighteenth Century Scotland

Download or read book Accounting in Eighteenth Century Scotland written by Michael J. Mepham and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-09-04 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, first published in 1988, is a study of the development of accounting in eighteenth century Scotland. The investigation is organised around a survey of early Scottish accounting texts, an analysis of their exposition of the Italian method of book-keeping and their treatment of certain selected topics. The aim is to evaluate the contribution that these Scottish accountants made to the development of a profession.