'The collector will call': controlling philanthropy through the annual reports of the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, 1837-1856

• Published in: Accounting history review Vol. 22; no. 1; pp. 47 - 72
• Main Author: Jackson, William J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Routledge 01.03.2012
• Subjects: annual report; history; hospitals; nineteenth century; philanthropy; Scotland

The annual report is conventionally understood as a mechanism through which those external to an entity receive information about its internal workings as a basis for holding to account those responsible for its stewardship. By contrast the current study examines the role of the annual report as an...