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Part I: Introduction; Supplement A. Ride through accounting history; Supplement B. Double entry: a brief primer; Supplement C. What is capitalism and why is it important to civilization? Supplement D. Panic attack: all those pesky bubbles and crashes; Chapter 1. Accounting and the ancient world; Chapter 2. The Dark Ages to the Enlightenment; Chapter 3. Britain and the Industrial Revolution; Chapter 4. The early American experience; Chapter 5. The railroads; Chapter 6. Industrialization and professional management; Conclusions; Bibliography
Part II: Introduction; Supplement A. Audit opinions; Supplement B. Scandals and corruption; Supplement C. What's so difficult about setting financial accounting standards? Supplement D. Information technology; Chapter 1. Auditing: the rise of a profession; Chapter 2. Taxes and funding public policy; Chapter 3. Public policy and government accounting; Chapter 4. Markets, madness, and the New Deal; Chapter 5. Post-World War II business and accounting; Chapter 6. The tech bubble to subprime meltdown; Conclusions; Bibliography.
Part I: Introduction; Supplement A. Ride through accounting history; Supplement B. Double entry: a brief primer; Supplement C. What is capitalism and why is it important to civilization? Supplement D. Panic attack: all those pesky bubbles and crashes; Chapter 1. Accounting and the ancient world; Chapter 2. The Dark Ages to the Enlightenment; Chapter 3. Britain and the Industrial Revolution; Chapter 4. The early American experience; Chapter 5. The railroads; Chapter 6. Industrialization and professional management; Conclusions; Bibliography
Part II: Introduction; Supplement A. Audit opinions; Supplement B. Scandals and corruption; Supplement C. What's so difficult about setting financial accounting standards? Supplement D. Information technology; Chapter 1. Auditing: the rise of a profession; Chapter 2. Taxes and funding public policy; Chapter 3. Public policy and government accounting; Chapter 4. Markets, madness, and the New Deal; Chapter 5. Post-World War II business and accounting; Chapter 6. The tech bubble to subprime meltdown; Conclusions; Bibliography.