Current Trends in Accounting History

Abstract

The paper explores trends in accounting history in the immediate aftermath of what has been described as the”golden 1990s”. Recent developments in the subjects of accounting history research are identified. Areas of declining and expanding research activity are discussed as well as changes within established themes and new areas of interest. Challenges confronting the accounting history research community, such as limited interdisciplinary engagement, the “Anglo-Saxon” hegemony and variations in the status of the craft in different nations, are also considered.