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Capitalist accountability and the British Industrial Revolution: The Carron Company, 1759-circa. 1850

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  • Bryer, Rob, 2006. "Capitalist accountability and the British Industrial Revolution: The Carron Company, 1759-circa. 1850," Accounting, Organizations and Society, Elsevier, vol. 31(8), pages 687-734, November.
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    1. Whatley,Christopher A., 1997. "The Industrial Revolution in Scotland," Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press, number 9780521572286.
    2. Bryer, R. A., 2000. "The history of accounting and the transition to capitalism in England. Part one: theory," Accounting, Organizations and Society, Elsevier, vol. 25(2), pages 131-162, February.
    3. Bryer, R. A., 2005. "A Marxist accounting history of the British industrial revolution: a review of evidence and suggestions for research," Accounting, Organizations and Society, Elsevier, vol. 30(1), pages 25-65, January.
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