Capital in the History of Accounting and Economic Thought - 9781032046563

Name: Capital in the History of Accounting and Economic Thought - 9781032046563
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Capital in the History of Accounting and Economic ThoughtCapitalism, Ecology and Democracy\nAuthor(s): Jacques Richard, Alexandre Rambaud\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032046563, 978-1032046563\nSynopsis\nStarting with the first \""scientific\"" economists such as Cantillon [tel] and Quesnay [tel] and ending with Piketty [tel], this book explores the treatment of the concept of capital in the history of accounting and economic thought. \n\nThe work provides a rare juxtaposition of the reasoning, discourse and writings of accountants and economists. With regard to capital, this approach highlights the ongoing struggle between these \""uncongenial twins\"" as Kenneth Boulding put it for primacy in analysing, and utilising, capitalism. But if they are certainly \""uncongenial\"", the book also argues that it is wrong to ever classify these two disciplines as \""twins\"" because they have taken very different paths ever.