From the Medici bankers to the director of finances under Louis XVI, from the Industrial Revolution to the Stock Market Crash of 1929 and the Great Recession, The Reckoning demonstrates that civilizations are only as strong as their bookkeepers. In the wrong hands, good accounting practices have often been subverted, with disastrous results ranging from financial losses and debt to complete economic collapse. In the right hands, accounting has created social stability, good governance, and economic prosperity. The book was published in multiple languages including English, consists of 7852 pages and is available in ebook format. The first edition of the novel was published in October 29th 2012, and was written by Diana Gabaldon. In The Reckoning, award-winning historian Jacob Soll shows how the use and misuse of financial bookkeeping has determined the fate of entire societies. Free download or read online The Outlander Series pdf (ePUB) (Outlander Series) book. When practiced poorly or neglected, accounting has contributed to cycles of destruction, as the 2008 financial crisis has made all too clear.
Essential to building businesses, states, and even empires, accounting has also helped leaders measure their power and craft their policies. For centuries, the importance of financial accounting has been well understood.
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