TY - BOOK AU - Soll,Jacob TI - The Reckoning: financial accountability and the making and breaking of nations SN - 9781846146411 U1 - 657.09 PY - 2014/// CY - London PB - Allen Lane KW - Accounting KW - History KW - Bookkeeping KW - Social aspects N2 - This book shows how the use and misuse of financial bookkeeping has determined the fates of entire societies. It traces the surprisingly powerful influence of accounting on financial and political stability, from the powerful Medici bank in 14th century Italy to the 2008 financial crisis ER -