Thomas A. Lee & Stephen P. (Cardiff University, UK) Walker 
Studies in Early Professionalism [EPUB ebook] 
Scottish Chartered Accountants 1853-1918

This text aims to provide an in-depth review of recent historical research on the emergence and maturation of institutionalized public accountancy in Scotland from the mid-nineteenth century onwards. Individual contributions cover a range of historical studies including the original foundations and founders, the early competitive struggles with other bodies, the nature of Victorian public practice, individual successes and failures, and the gender issue.