The influences of Confucianism, Feng Shui and Buddhism in Chinese accounting history

Accounting, Business and Financial History

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 41-68

  Gao, Simon S ^a   Handley Schachler, Morrison ^a  

^a EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accounting history; Buddhism; Chinese accounting; Chinese culture; Confucianism; Feng Shui

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345223480     PISSN: 09585206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585200210164566d     Document Type: Review

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