'A public expert in matters of account': Defining the chartered accountant in England and Wales

Accounting, Business and Financial History

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 381-423

  Anderson, Malcolm ^a   Edwards, John Richard ^a   Chandler, Roy A ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Grandfather clauses; ICAEW; Permissible activities; Professionalisation

Indexed keywords

EID: 35648970650     PISSN: 09585206     EISSN: 14664275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585200701609588     Document Type: Article

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