Bean counters : the triumph of the accountants and how they broke capitalism / Richard Brooks.
Bean counters : the triumph of the accountants and how they broke capitalism / Richard Brooks.
Bean counters : the triumph of the accountants and how they broke capitalism / Richard Brooks.
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London : Atlantic Books, 2018.
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G 2019/0450
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English
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Physical content
x, 342 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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text
Media type
unmediated
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volume
Contents
Prologue: Meet the bean counters -- Part one: From the Tigris to Wall Street: a noble profession's ignoble history (1. Merchants and mayhem ; 2. Full steam ahead ; 3. Accountancy goes wrong ; 4. Trust me, I'm a consultant ; 5. Free for all ; 6. Crash!) -- Part two: False prophets: the price we pay f...
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London : Atlantic Books, 2018.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2018.
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Summary
The world's 'Big 4' accountancy firms - PwC, Deloitte, Ernst & Young, and KPMG - have become a gilded elite. Up in the high six figures, an average partner salary rivals that of a premier league footballer. But how has the seemingly humdrum profession of accountancy got to this level? And what is the price we pay for their triumph? Leading investig...
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Bean counters : the triumph of the accountants and how they broke capitalism / Richard Brooks.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 296-323) and index.
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G 2019/0450
Record Identifier
74VKV0875Q83
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ISBN
1786490293 (pbk.)
9781786490285 (hbk.)
1786490285 (hbk.)
9781786490292 (pbk.)
DDC
657
MMS ID
991024227516502626
