The Promise and Peril of Credit takes an incisive look at pivotal episodes in the West's centuries-long struggle to define the place of private finance in the social and political order. It does so through the lens of a persistent legend about Jews and money that reflected the anxieties...

Accounting fundamentals -- Introduction -- Financial reporting instruments -- The accounting process -- Accounting for financial instruments -- Relevant accounting standards -- Accounting treatment for financial instruments -- Bills of exchange and promissory notes -- Business and financial...