Accounting Innovation (RLE Accounting)

Municipal Corporations 1835-1935

By Hugh Coombs, J. R. Edwards | Publisher: Taylor and Francis

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The period 1835-1935 saw the development of the structure of local government which remains broadly intact today and also the growth of modern financial reporting procedures. This book examines the accounting implications of these developments and places them within the social and organisational contexts in which the events took place. The research is based on the contents of government reports, contemporary literature dating from the mid 1870s and the archival records of five municipal corporations – Birmingham, Bradford, Bristol, Cardiff and Manchester.

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The period 1835-1935 saw the development of the structure of local government which remains broadly intact today and also the growth of modern financial reporting procedures. This book examines the accounting implications of these developments and places them within the social and organisational contexts in which the events took place. The research is based on the contents of government reports, contemporary literature dating from the mid 1870s and the archival records of five municipal corporations – Birmingham, Bradford, Bristol, Cardiff and Manchester.

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The period 1835-1935 saw the development of the structure of local government which remains broadly intact today and also the growth of modern financial reporting procedures. This book examines the accounting implications of these developments and places them within the social and organisational contexts in which the events took place. The research is based on the contents of government reports, contemporary literature dating from the mid 1870s and the archival records of five municipal corporations – Birmingham, Bradford, Bristol, Cardiff and Manchester.

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Economics, Finance, Business and Management > Finance and accounting > Accounting

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Is Accounting Innovation (RLE Accounting) part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?

Yes it is a part of series Routledge Library Editions: Accounting

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Hugh Coombs, J. R. Edwards

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Taylor and Francis

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Accounting Innovation (RLE Accounting) is available as ebook(ISBN 9781134677412) and pdf(ISBN 9781134677344)