Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze and critique the growing literature on record-keeping practices in Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt with a particular focus on processes of ancient accountability, and provide a research agenda for future work. Design/methodology/approach –...

En España, ha tenido especial importancia la participación de capital extranjero en la modernización industrial a finales del siglo XIX y principios del siglo XX. Sin embargo, en este periodo la literatura en Historia de la Contabilidad ha prestado escasa atención a las prácticas contables...

The widespread acceptance of International Accounting Standards (IAS)/International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) makes it timely to examine their technical determinants as well as their implications for the accounting profession and the process of accounting harmonization. In this...