Transaction cost economics and nineteenth century fur trade accounting: Relevance of a contemporary theory

Accounting History

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 55-78

  Roy, S Paul ^a   Spraakman, Gary ^b  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fur trade accounting; Hudson's Bay Company; Transaction cost economics

Indexed keywords

EID: 20344396958     PISSN: 10323732     EISSN: 17493374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/103237329600100204     Document Type: Article

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