The Reckoning: Financial Accountability and the Making and Breaking of Nations

Shows how the use and misuse of financial bookkeeping has determined the fates of entire societies. This book traces the influence of accounting on financial and political stability, from the powerful Medici bank in the 14th century Italy to the 2008 financial crisis.

• | By (Author): Jacob Soll
• | Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
• | Publication Date: Apr 30, 2015
• | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• | Number of Pages: 320 pages
• | Language: Unknown
• | Binding: Paperback|Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0718193628
• | ISBN-13: 9780718193621