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Titolo |
Accountancy and empire : the British legacy of professional organization / / edited by Chris Poullaos and Suki Sian |
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New York : , : Routledge, , 2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-136-97016-9 |
1-136-97017-7 |
1-282-58638-6 |
9786612586385 |
0-203-85154-4 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (282 p.) |
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Collana |
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Routledge new works in accounting history ; ; 10 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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PoullaosChris |
SianSuki <1969-> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Accounting - History |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Accountancy and empire : setting the stage / Suki Sian and Chris Poullaos -- The self-governing dominions of South Africa, Australia, and Canada and the evolution of the imperial accountancy arena during the 1920s / Chris Poullaos -- Canada between empires / Alan J. Richardson -- Colonial heritage and the accounting profession in Nigeria / Tsibuike U. Uche -- The Malaysian accountancy profession and its imperial legacy (1957-1995) / Devi S. Susela -- The imperial roots of accounting closure : the case of Sri Lanka / P.W. Senerath Yapa -- Imperialism and professionalization : the case of accountancy in Jamaica / Owalabi M. Bakre -- Maintaining empire : the practice link in Trinidad and Tobago / Garcia Annisette -- The influence of empire on the establishment of the institute of chartered accountants of India (ICAI) after independence / Shraddha Verma -- Between the lines : the professionalization of accountancy in Kenya / Suki Sian -- Accountancy and empire : connections, patterns, and suggestions / Chris Poullaos and Suki Sian. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book brings together, for the first time, studies of the |
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professionalisation of accountancy in key constituent territories of the British Empire. The late nineteenth century was a period of intensive activity in terms of both imperialism and professionalisation. A team of expert contributors has examined profession-state engagements between Britain, on the one hand and Canada, South Africa, Australia, Nigeria, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, India and Kenya, and the other with a view to assessing how the organizations of accountancy in the colonies was affecting the |
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