Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1. Genesis of Accounting, Auditing, and Finance
Chapter 2. The Development of Accounting, Auditing, and Finance
Chapter 3. Professional Associations and Business Schools
Chapter 4. The Major Accounting Firms
Chapter 5. Umbrella Organizations
Chapter 6. Commissions and Reports
Chapter 7. Authoritative Literature
Chapter 8. Technology, Tools, and Techniques
Chapter 9. Fraud Cases, Failures, and Scandals
Chapter 10. Regulatory Statutes
Chapter 11. Business Entities
Chapter 12. Crises and Wars
Index
Reviews
“Lal Balkaran’s books have never failed to excite me, and he has done it again. He meticulously documents the development of accounting, auditing and finance – and in such an accessible form. He is hugely well informed and perceptive in identifying and articulating the significant milestones that have signposted the journey along the way. While history may not repeat itself, we can better grasp what the future holds if we grasp what has led us to this point. Lal helps us with that, at a time when artificial intelligence and other developments are about to transform the future of the professions that Lal addresses.” – Andrew Chambers, Professor Emeritus, Cass Business School, London, England
“This is not just a book about the history of accounting, auditing and financial events: it is also a well researched book about the evolution of those principles and standards that make each a science: and, the individuals, firms and umbrella organizations world-wide who have pioneered over the past two completed centuries and into the 21st to create and innovate what we know today to be the best practices in each for all the societies in which we live, work and play.” – Jeffrey Ridley, Visiting Professor of Corporate Governance, Birmingham City University, England
“Few accountants, accounting faculty, or accounting students today, much less the general business community, understand the long and valuable contribution the accounting, auditing, and finance disciplines have made in the global development of commerce, and tangentially, the rise in human welfare. Lal Balkaran’s book, The Rise of Accounting, Auditing, and Finance goes a long way toward remedying this situation…It is fascinating.” – Belverd E. Needles, Jr., Ph.D. CPA, EY Distinguished Professor of Accountancy, DePaul University
“This book is an excellent idea and should be read by every student of accounting and auditing. It has a wealth of research and points to all of the important developments in these fields.” – John Fraser, FCPA, FCA, Retired SVP (IA and CRO) and co-editor of Enterprise Risk Management: Today’s Leading Research and Best Practices for Tomorrow’s Executives
“Lal Balkaran’s new book The Rise of Accounting, Auditing and Finance is a well-researched and highly informative compendium from a prolific business writer. Global in nature, it contains those key factors that have impacted the growth and development of the different types of accounting, auditing, and finance. It shows in chronological sequence since 1800, a broad range of issues and events that shaped these professions. As the only publication of its genre, it is a solid reference for students, professors, and researchers and a book that should grace the shelf of every library at business schools, professional associations, and accounting firms.”
– Antonio Stanco, CPA, CA, Manager Audit & Investigations at Ontario Energy Board and a Past President of the Institute of Internal Auditors (Toronto)
