TY - BOOK AU - Coombs,Hugh M. AU - Edwards,J.R. TI - Accounting innovation: municipal corporations 1835-1935 T2 - Routledge library editions. Accounting SN - 9781315883397 (e-book : PDF) PY - 2014/// CY - London, New York PB - Routledge KW - Municipal corporations KW - Great Britain KW - Accounting KW - History KW - Auditing KW - Municipal finance KW - Electronic books KW - lcsh N1 - First published in 1996--T.p. verso; Includes bibliographical references (p. 182-192) and index; 1. Introduction -- 2. Structure of local authorities -- 3. Regulatory framework -- 4. Record keeping in municipal corporation -- 5. Framework of accounts -- 6. Capital accounting : theory and practice -- 7. Municipal audit : a professional power struggle -- 8. Nature of the municipal audit : issues -- 9. Companies and corporations : comparative developments -- 10. Concluding remarks; Also available in print edition UR - http://www.tandfebooks.com/isbn/9781315883397 ER -