"The history of accounting is as old as civilization, key to important phases of history, among the most important professions in economics and business, and fascinating.
Accountants participated in the development of cities, trade, and the concepts of wealth and numbers.
Accountants invented writing, participated in the development of money and banking,
invented double entry bookkeeping that fueled the Italian Renaissance,
saved many Industrial Revolution inventors and entrepreneurs from bankruptcy,
helped develop the confidence in capital markets necessary for western capitalism,
and are central to the information revolution that is transforming the global economy."
--Gary Giroux
--Gary Giroux
About Gary
Gary Giroux is Shelton Professor of Accounting at Texas A&M University. He has published in Accounting Review, Journal of Accounting Research, Accounting, Organizations and Society, Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, and numerous other journals. He is the author of five books, including Earnings Magic and the Unbalance Sheet: the Search for Financial Reality. His primary research and teaching interests are in auditing and governmental accounting.
He is co-authoring two books at this time: Primordial Soup and The Dark Side of Capitalism.
Gary Giroux's Books
Earning Magic
Wouldn't you like to know as much as you could about a company before you invest in it?
Wouldn't you like to know as much as you could about a company before you invest in it?
Detecting Earnings Management
Essential Tools and Strategies for Detecting Manipulation.
Essential Tools and Strategies for Detecting Manipulation.
Core Concepts of Financial Analysis...
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