Insights From Accounting History: Selected Writings of Stephen Zeff

Stephen Zeff has been a prolific researcher on the history of accounting and auditing in the twentieth century. He has written numerous papers on the history of standard setting and regulation, of accounting and auditing practice, of the accounting profession, of accounting thought, and of the intellectual contributions of major authors (such as Hatfield, Canning, Paton and MacNeal).

This volume brings together the greatest hits of Zeff's academic career, including several articles that were published in out-of-the way places, for easier use by students and researchers of the field. In an introduction, Zeff discusses the evolution of his research interests and explains the factors led to the writing of the papers and their intended contribution to the literature. The book also includes a complete list of his publications.

Stephen Zeff has been a professor of accounting at Rice University since 1978. He is the former president of the American Accounting Association, and former editor of The Accounting Review. Zeff's previous work includes: Henry Rand Hatfield: Humanist, Scholar, and Accounting Educator (JAI Press, 2002) and of Forging Accounting Principles in Five Countries: A History and an Analysis of Trends (Stipes, 1972). He is also co-author of Financial Reporting and Global Capital Markets: A History of the International Accounting Standards Committee, 1973-2000 (Oxford, 2007).

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