ABSTRACT

This book, first published in 1988, provides an analysis of recruitment to the new profession of nineteenth-century accountancy, and in doing so, gives an insight into the complex origins and behaviour of the emergent professional classes. Unlike most studies, this is a study of all recruits, not only of those who succeeded in becoming qualified. This permits an analysis of the whole process of recruitment, including the choice of accountancy as a career option and as a vehicle of social mobility.

chapter 1|29 pages

Introduction

chapter 5|45 pages

Vocational Success and Failure

Professional Training, Qualification and Careers

chapter 6|32 pages

The Limits to Self-Recruitment

Marriage and Fertility

chapter 7|30 pages

Self-Recruitment and Social Mobility

chapter 8|4 pages

Conclusions