The Italian and Iberian Influence in Accounting History - Couverture souple

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ISBN 10 : 0367889129 ISBN 13 : 9780367889128

Editeur : Routledge, 2019

Synopsis

The Italian and Iberian Influence in Accounting History provides compelling evidence of how accounting, when conceived of as a technology rather than simply as a tool to increase efficiency, can work as a means to sustain power relations in different sites, such as the Church, the State or the factory.

This book, drawing upon the growing body of work which focuses on Italy and the Iberian Peninsula, demonstrates how accounting practices were effective in the subjugation of single individuals or entire populations, whether Roman Catholic priests, State functionaries, inhabitants of conquered lands or workers. The effectiveness of accounting as a tool of power is linked to its neutral and technical appearance, which makes it difficult for those oppressed and controlled by its practices to oppose it. Its adaptability to different organizational contexts, as documented in The Italian and Iberian Influence in Accounting History, makes it a valuable tool for sustaining existing power relations and reproducing inequalities and exploitation.

The Italian and Iberian Influence in Accounting History is vital reading for academics and researchers in the fields of accounting, accounting history, political management and sociology and European history.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

• Warwick Funnell is Professor of Accounting and Public Sector Accountability and Head of Accounting at Kent Business School, UK
• Dr Michele Bigoni is a Senior Lecturer in Accounting Kent Business School, UK

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 2019
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0367889129
• ISBN 13: 9780367889128
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 316
• Éditeur: Bigoni Michele
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