Soll, Jacob <br/><br/>
The Reckoning :  financial accountability and the making and breaking of nations / 

 - London :  Allen Lane ,  2014 
 - xvii, 276p. :  24cm 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781846146411 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Accounting--History<br/>Bookkeeping--History<br/>Accounting--Social aspects
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>657.09  / SOL