Introducing 'mercantile' bookkeeping into British central government, 1828-1844

Accounting and Business Research

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 51-64

  Edwards, John Richard ^a   Greener, Hugh T ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 21144434869     PISSN: 00014788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00014788.2003.9729631     Document Type: Article

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