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La Regulación de Las Sociedades Anónimas y la Información Contable Publicada en la Gaceta de Madrid A Mediados del Siglo XIX

The regulation of Limited Companies and the accounting information published in «Gaceta de Madrid» in the middle of 19th century

Pages 65-94 | Received 12 Nov 2001, Accepted 30 Sep 2002, Published online: 15 Jan 2014
 

RESUMEN

Amediados del siglo XIX un período de expansión económica favorece la creación de muchas sociedades anónimas. Sin embargo, la desconfianza de las autoridades provoca que a partir de 1848 una legislación restrictiva, que incluyó la inspección y la publicación de sus balances en la Gaceta de Madrid, dificultara la creación de nuevas sociedades comerciales e industriales. En 1856 la nueva legislación bancaria también estableció la inspección y la publicación regular de sus estados contables, para conseguir la confianza del público, de los accionistas y los acreedores.

El análisis de la regulación contable nos permitirá comprobar que España siguió la corriente que marcaban países con un mayor desarrollo económico, aunque no se consiguieron todos los objetivos pretendidos porque se establecieron las mismas obligaciones para todo tipo de sociedades anónimas.

ABSTRACT

By the middle of the 19th century a favourable economic period held the creation of a lot of limited companies. However, the distrust of the Spanish Government, about the performance of this companies during the crisis of 1847–1848, causes the enactement of a strict regulation which required the inspection of accounting records of companies and the disclosure of their balance in the Government's Gazette. This legislation served to hinder the development of industrial and commercial companies. The inspection of accounting records and balance publishing were also included in the new banking legislation enacted in 1856, in order to protect the public, shareholders and creditor's interest.

The study of the regulation of company accounting will allow us to realize that Spain followed the trend marked by countries with greater economic development, but the goals of the new regulation could not be achieved because the same rules were enacted for all land of companies.

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