The reckoning : financial accountability and the rise and fall of nations / Jacob Soll.
| Author/creator |
Soll, Jacob, 1968- |
| Format | Electronic and Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group, [2014] |
| Description | xvii, 276 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
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| Contents | A short history of early accounting, politics, and accountability -- For God and profit: the books according to Saint Matthew -- Medici magnificence: a cautionary tale -- The mathematician, the courtier, and the emperor of the world -- The Dutch audit -- The accountant and the Sun King -- The first bailout -- "Fame and profit": counting on the Wedgwood vase -- Big debts, big numbers, and the French Revolution -- "The price of liberty" -- Railroaded -- The Dickens dilemma -- Judgment Day. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-262) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2013362540 |
| ISBN | 0465031528 |
| ISBN | 9780465031528 |
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