Insights from Accounting History Selected Writings of Stephen Zeff [Paperback]

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.

Introduction.  Preface.  Acknowledgements  1. Replacement Cost: Member of the Family, Welcome Guest, or Intruder? The Accounting Review, October 1962  2. The Rise of Economic Consequences, Stanford Lectures in Accounting 1978  3. Paton on the Effects of Changing Prices on Accounting, 1916-55, in Zeff, Demski and Dopuch (editors), Essays in Honor of William A. Paton: Pioneer Accounting Theorist, Division of Research, University of Michigan, 1979  4. Truth in Accounting: The Ordeal of Kenneth MacNeal, The Accounting Review, July 1982  5. Some Junctures in the Evolution of the Process of Establishing Accounting Principles in the U.S.A.: 1917-1972, The Accounting Review, July 1984  6. Big Eight Firms and the Accounting Literature: The Falloff in Advocacy Writing, Journal of Accounting, Auditing & Finance, Spring 1986  7. Arthur Andersen & Co. and the Two-Part Opinion in the Auditors Report: 1946-1962, Contemporary Accounting Research, Spring 1992  lÌ