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**梅迪奇家族的沒落、****西班牙帝國的性起、**法國大革命的爆發…… 這本書會讓你相信──會計師才是推動歷史的人 周建宏│資誠聯合會計師事務所執行長 馬秀如│政治大學會計學系教授 郭政弘│勤業眾信聯合會計師事務所總裁 劉順仁│台灣大學會計學系暨研究所教授 劉瑞華│清華大學經濟學系教授 ————好評推薦———— 《大查帳》是一部引人入勝的會計簡史，引領讀者從遠古的會計作業出發，經過十三世紀複式分錄簿記法的曖昧起源，到文藝復興時期的義大利、西班牙王國與路易十四統治下的法國，再到荷蘭共和國、不列顛王國和早期的美國。過程中，作者以一位會計學暨歷史學者的敏銳嚴謹，透過情節緊湊、妙趣橫生的歷史故事，以及性格鮮明、命運多舛的人物，追蹤財務當責文化、社會經濟成就及政治權力之間的緊張關係，並說明會計如何成為塑造帝國、王國和整個文明社會的要素。 在這些考證嚴謹的趣味故事背後，作者清晰地向讀者揭示了一個恆久不變的事實：會計與政治當責的效率，決定了一個社會國家的興盛與衰敗。在書中引用諸多案例中，濫用會計作業的情況在歷史上屢見不鮮，許多帝王雖明知唯有維持會計及數字的透明度，才能維持政治正當性及成就，但實現這樣的理想，卻是困難重重。 這是一本經濟與政治史傑作，針對近代的歷史提出相當新穎的觀點，促使我們真正了解，會計是如何成為造就偉大機構與國家的必要工具，而在目前愈來愈透明且彼此息息相關的世界中，它的每個人的重要性更是不可同日而語。 ──各界好評── 《大查帳》是一本美妙、有趣但威力十足的故事書，它訴説的主題一般人可能難以置信──會計決定了一個社會及一個組織的興衰存亡。但在經過二十幾年來觀察、研究、諮詢當代的商業活動之後，我對此主題深信不疑，因為誠信與當責，雖然極端重要但太過於抽象隱晦，只有透過一筆筆真實可靠的交易記錄、一份份坦誠溝通的財務報表、一次次深刻反省的查核檢討，方足以真正實踐誠信與當責。《大查帳》為讀者提供了一次悠遊西方會計發展歷程與經濟榮枯的精彩導覽。 ──劉順仁，台灣大學會計學系教授，《財報就像一本故事書》作者 會計不端行為誘發了歷史上幾個最大的騙局。雅各‧索爾的《大查帳》一書以說服力十足的論點，強調清晰會計準則與全球化管理監督在歷史及人文意義上的重要性，內容引人入勝。願意以戒慎恐懼的心態閱讀這本重要著作的政治人物及商界人士皆將獲益良多。」 ──亞瑟‧列維特（Arthur...

West Virginia has been known for a century as a rich repository of traditional country music and musicians. Beginning in the mid-1920s, phonograph recordings and radios brought this music to a wider audience. With the passing of time and the influence of commercialization, this music developed into what...

This work bears the title of an essay in the strictest sense of the word. No one is more conscious than the writer with what limited means and strength he has addressed himself to a task so arduous. And even if he could look with greater confidence upon his own researches, he would hardly thereby feel...

“A roller coaster ride between covers! A skillful blend of psychological and investigative thriller writing, Unleashed brings back the great Morris Brick and his crew, who have to stop a horrific series of murders in L.A. Rarely is an author so skilled at portraying such unremitting evil and the...

An eye-opening guide that boils down common health problems to nine simple causes and offers the relief readers have been searching for. An expert in combining both traditional and alternative medicine, Dr. Teitelbaum explains that tackling nine wholly preventable causes is the key to long-term,...

Alfred the Great (Old English: Ælfrēd, Ælfrǣd, "elf counsel"; 849 – 26 October 899) was King of Wessex from 871 to 899. Alfred successfully defended his kingdom against the Viking attempt at conquest, and by his death had become the dominant ruler in England. He is the only...

CONTENTS. Chapter I. INFANCY II. PRINCE CHARLES'S MOTHER III. QUEEN HENRIETTA'S FLIGHT IV. ESCAPE OF THE CHILDREN V. THE PRINCE'S RECEPTION AT PARIS VI. NEGOTIATIONS WITH ANNE MARIA VII. THE ROYAL OAK OF BOSCOBEL VIII. THE KING'S ESCAPE TO FRANCE IX. THE RESTORATION X. THE MARRIAGE XI. CHARACTER AND REIGN XII. CONCLUSION

The story of Margaret of Anjou forms a part of the history of England, for the lady, though of Continental origin, was the queen of one of the English kings, and England was the scene of her most remarkable adventures and exploits. She lived in very stormy times, and led a very stormy life; and her history,...

Now it was on this flat plain, between the uplands of the two rivers and the sea, that the cradle of mankind was first rocked, and that the infant human race first opened its eyes and began to see what a wonderful place this world might be. Later, the uplands lying further up the rivers became important...

It is the object of this series of histories to present a clear, distinct, and connected narrative of the lives of those great personages who have in various ages of the world made themselves celebrated as leaders among mankind, and, by the part they have taken in the public affairs of great nations,...