From “colonial reciprocity” to international supremacy: Scottish chartered accountancy and its “discourse of superiority” in context, 1854 to the present

From “colonial reciprocity” to international supremacy: Scottish chartered accountancy and its “discourse of superiority” in context, 1854 to the present

This article examines developments in the history of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) and its predecessor professional bodies, in an attempt to shed fresh light on the means by which the Institute has attained the position of considerable power, repute and international infl...

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Published in:Accounting history 2014-02, Vol.19 (1-2), p.77-96
Main Author: McKinstry, Sam
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Medical profession
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Society
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