Unaccountable : How the Accounting Profession Forfeited a Public Trust
Mike. Brewster
Bok Engelsk 2003 · Electronic books.
| Utgitt | Hoboken : : Wiley, , 2003.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (338 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - UNACCOUNTABLE HOW THE ACCOUNTING PROFESSION FORFEITED A PUBLIC TRUST; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; CONTENTS; My Introduction to Accounting; CHAPTER 1 The First Accountants; CHAPTER 2 The Birth of an American Profession; CHAPTER 3 Accountants Earn a Public Trust; CHAPTER 4 The Quest for Growth; CHAPTER 5 Cracks in the Facade; CHAPTER 6 The End of the Audit; CHAPTER 7 The Fight of His Life; CHAPTER 8 Enron and the Fall of Andersen; CHAPTER 9 Accounting 101; CHAPTER 10 The Future of Accounting; Notes; Bibliography; Index. - For thousands of years, those who controlled and monitored society's finances-accountants-were often the most powerful, respected, and influential members of the community. From the collectors at communal granaries in the ancient Middle East to the scribes who monitored Queen Victoria's Exchequer, the accountant's role has been to preserve the integrity of financial systems.In the United States, twentieth-century accountants played a vital role in shaping the transparency of U.S. capital markets, counseling the Allies on financial matters in both world wars, advising Congress on the cr
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| ISBN | 0471423629
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