The roaring nineties : A comment on the state of accounting history in the United States

Title: The roaring nineties : A comment on the state of accounting history in the United States
Creator: Carnegie, Garry
Date: 2006
Type: Text; Journal article
Identifier: http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/63771
Identifier: vital:168
Identifier: ISSN:0148-4182
Abstract: This comment on a recent contribution by Fleischman and Radcliffe [2005], entitled "The Roaring Nineties: Accounting History Comes of Age," specifically deals with their cautionary comments on the general condition of accounting history research in the U.S. around the close of that decade. The author contends that public interest in accounting's past is currently strong, especially following the recent corporate scandals and audit failures in the U.S., and points out that accounting history research projects which are of relevance to policy makers and regulators are likely to be both funded and, accordingly, recognized.; C1
Publisher: Alabama, USA Academy of Accounting Historians
Relation: The Accounting Historians Journal Vol. 33, no. 1 (2006), p. 203-210
Rights: Copyright Academy of Accounting Historians
Rights: This metadata is freely available under a CCO license
Subject: 2103 Historical Studies; Accounting; History; USA; Research and development
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