Bean counters : the triumph of the accountants and how they broke capitalism
Brooks, Richard2018
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Behind the boring image, the world's accountants are running the world for their own benefit. The world's 'Big 4' accountancy firms - PwC, Deloitte, Ernst & Young, and KPMG - have become a gilded elite. Up in the high six figures, an average partner salary rivals that of a premier league footballer. But how has the seemingly humdrum profession of accountancy got to this level? And what is the price we pay for their triumph? Leading investigative journalist and former senior tax inspector Richard Brooks offers a ground-breaking expose of the accountancy industry and its secret rise to vast global influence. Charting the profession's history from humble agrarian beginnings to its underappreciated role in the financial crash of 2008, Brooks explores how the industry hides behind its 'boring' image to ruthlessly exploit the financial system which depends on it. From underpinning global tax avoidance to corrupting world football, Bean Counters reveals how the accountants use their central role in the economy to sell management consultancy services that send billions in other work its way - transforming the industry from one that ensures financial probity to one that reinvents the rules for its own benefit.
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Imprint:
London : Atlantic Books, 2018.
Collation:
x, 342 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-271) and index.
Contents:
pt. I From the Tigris to Wall Street: A Noble Profession's Ignoble History -- 1.Merchants and Mayhem -- 2.Full Steam Ahead -- 3.Accountancy Goes Wrong -- 4.Trust Me, I'm a Consultant -- 5.Free for All -- 6.Crash! -- pt. II False Prophets: The Price We Pay for the Failure of the Bean Counters -- 7.Duty Free -- 8.Great Britain, LLP -- 9.Crime and Very Little Punishment -- 10.Far from Home -- 11.Unreformed and Unrepentant.
ISBN:
97817864902859781786490292
Dewey class:
657
Language:
English
BRN:
342605
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandringham Library | Adult Non Fiction - Computers and Business | 657 BRO | Available |