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British Library of Political and Economic Science

Inflation Accounting Steering Group


IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0097 IASG

Held at: British Library of Political and Economic Science

Title: Inflation Accounting Steering Group

Date(s): 1976-1978

Level of description: Collection (fonds)

Extent: 9 boxes, 1 parcel

Name of creator(s): Inflation Accounting Steering Group

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

The Inflation Accounting Steering Group was a Committee of the Accounting Standards Committee, the governing bodies of which were the Institutes of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, of Scotland and in Ireland, the Association of Certified Accountants, the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants, and the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy. The IASG developed a major document on inflation accounting (ED 18).

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Papers of the Inflation Accounting Steering Group, 1976-1978, mainly comprising files created by various working parties in the compilation of ED 18, a document on inflation accounting.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: English

System of arrangement:

Arranged in files according to working party.

Conditions governing access:

Open

Conditions governing reproduction:

Apply to Archivist for copyright details. Most documents may be photocopied.

Physical characteristics:

Finding aids:

On-line catalogue available.

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information:

Accruals:

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

Given by Ian Hay Davidson in 1985.

ALLIED MATERIALS

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Related material:

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DESCRIPTION NOTES

Note:

Archivist's note: Sources: British Library of Political and Economic Science Archives catalogue. Compiled by Sarah Aitchison as part of the RSLP AIM25 project.

Rules or conventions: Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Date(s) of descriptions: Nov 2000


INDEX ENTRIES
Subjects
Accounting | Financial administration | Finance
Inflation | Business cycles

Personal names

Corporate names
Accounting Standards Committee | Inflation Accounting Steering Group

Places