| Cash Flow and Corporate Finance in Victorian Britain: Cases from the British Coal Industry 1860-1914 Contributor(s): Baldwin, Trevor (Author), Berry, R. H. (Author), Church, R. A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 085989651X ISBN-13: 9780859896511 Publisher: Liverpool University Press OUR PRICE: $148.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: August 2000 Annotation: Cash Flow and Corporate Finance in Victorian Britain presents a methodology based on the concept of cash flow and produces, in tabular form, annual cash flow statements for a sample population of twenty British coal, iron, and steel companies from their respective formation dates. For the benefit of the nonaccountant, a detailed example shows the means by which these figures are derived, and the development of the financial reporting process through the second half of the nineteenth century is charted. This monograph adds a new dimension to the analysis of corporate performance over a long period and offers a valuable database that facilitates further research. It is an unusual and useful collaboration between accounting and economic historians. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Corporate Finance - General - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - Business & Economics | Accounting - General |
| Dewey: 332 |
| LCCN: 00343378 |
| Physical Information: 0.62" H x 6.92" W x 10.08" (1.06 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This monograph presents a methodology based on the concept of cash flow and produces, in tabular form, annual cash flow statements for a sample population of twenty companies in coal, iron and steel from their respective formation dates to 1914. For the benefit of the non-accountant, a detailed example showing the means by which these figures are derived is included, together with an analysis of the development of the financial reporting process through the second half of the nineteenth century. The book adds a new dimension to the analysis of corporate performance over a long period and offers a valuable database which will facilitate further research. It is an unusual and useful collaboration between accounting historians and economic historians. |