Is emergence sufficient to explain the origins of Double Entry?
Wang, Dr Jenny; Zhao, L.; Hooper, Keith
Date
2017-09Citation:
Wang, J., Zhao, L., & Hooper, K. (2017, September). Is emergence sufficient to explain the origins of Double Entry? Paper presented at 9th Accounting History International Conference, Verona, Italy.Permanent link to Research Bank record:
https://hdl.handle.net/10652/4167Abstract
Emergence vs origins
Pacioli disclaimed originality
Secrecy
Emergence
The Arab case for inventing double entry
The Indian case for inventing double entry
The Chinese case for inventing double entry
Daoism - Yin and Yang
Conclusion: diversity of origins vs. the brute fact of emergence