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La contabilidad del Almacén de Agüera entre los siglos XVIII y XIX. Un estudio sobre su evolución desde el registro por cargo y data hasta la partida doble

Bookkeeping in the Almacén de Agüera between the XVIII and XIX centuries. A study on the evolution from the record according the «cargo and data» method to the double entry method

Pages 453-479 | Received 07 May 2003, Accepted 10 Oct 2006, Published online: 15 Jan 2014
 

RESUMEN

Este artículo estudia una empresa de propiedad privada, perteneciente a los siglos XVIII y XIX, con el doble objetivo de: i) describir y caracterizar el método de registro utilizado a lo largo del período estudiado, y ii) profundizar en el proceso a través del cual quedaron configurados el sistema contable estudiado y sus aplicaciones en el negocio. Las evidencias examinadas muestran la transición desde un sistema de registro muy rudimentario a formas más o menos evolucionadas de partida simple que culminan con la introducción de la partida doble. Asimismo, el artículo revela la paulatina aparición de nuevas prácticas contables—desarrolladas a partir de las introducidas originalmente por las presiones recibidas del entorno—conforme se van produciendo cambios en la organización estudiada. En general, la información contable obtenida debido a estas nuevas prácticas pudo aplicarse a una mejora de la gestión.

ABSTRACT

This paper focuses on a privately-owned firm, belonging to the XVIII and XIX centuries, with the double aim of: i) describing and characterizing the system of bookkeeping and its evolution through time and ii) studying in depth the process through which the accounting system studied and its applications were shaped. The evidence examined shows the transition from a very rudimentary system to some more or less evolved instances of single-entry which ended up as the implementation of double-entry. Likewise, the article displays the gradual emergence of new accounting practices—developed from the ones originally implemented because of the pressures received from the environment—as changes happened in the organization under study. In general, the accounting information obtained due to these new practices could apply to an improvement in management.

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