Download or read book Legal Regulation of British Company Accounts 1836-1900 (RLE Accounting) written by J R Edwards and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-02-05 with total page 463 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the UK today the form and content of accounts published by limited companies are closely regulated. In the 19th century the position was different: the popular view was that such matters were for private negotiation between owners and management. Nevertheless, there was a great deal of discussion of the need for regulations, which were actually imposed in a number of areas. This book provides readers with the essence of the many debates that took place, the conclusions reached and the action taken to regulate company accounts.