Railroad Accounting Chapter 18
Authors
Published
The Routledge Companion to Accounting History, 2nd Edition, pp.
443-465,
July (3rd Quarter/Summer)
2020
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https://taylorandfrancis.com/
Abstract
Railroads played a major role in the growth of the nineteenth-century US and British economies, and their contribution to the development of accounting and auditing thought and practice has attracted considerable attention. This chapter identifies and reviews important elements which contribute to understanding their role.