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Social Reform, Military Accounting and the Pursuit of Economy during the Liberal Apotheosis, 1906-1912

Funnell, Warwick N. (2011) Social Reform, Military Accounting and the Pursuit of Economy during the Liberal Apotheosis, 1906-1912. Accounting, Business & Financial History, 21 (1). pp. 69-93. ISSN 0958-5206. (doi:10.1080/21552851.2011.548549) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:28541)

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Abstract

The Liberal Governments that took office in the years immediately before World War I pursued a policy which sought the radical transformation of British society by establishing the foundations of the modern welfare state. Liberal beliefs required that the funding for this would have to be obtained by achieving economies in other government spending, most especially spending on the army. However, with mounting international political tensions, the new Secretary of State for War, Richard Haldane, knew that Britain's security demanded a significant military capability. Thus, to allow the spending on social reform and to provide an army ready for war, Haldane introduced administrative reforms to ensure that Britain's army was both economic and efficient. These reforms included the beginnings of an 'object-based' system of military accounting which promoted a dominant role for the military in financial decisions.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1080/21552851.2011.548549
Subjects: H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Divisions: Divisions > Kent Business School - Division > Department of Accounting and Finance
Depositing User: Karen Finch
Date Deposited: 09 Dec 2011 15:57 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 10:06 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/28541 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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