Inspection and Efficiency at the Eighteenth-Century Bank of England
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6148018 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anne L Murphy (0000-0003-0138-3480, University of Hertfordshire, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 147-170 |
| Publication date | 2015-12-30 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Histoire & Mesure (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0982-1783 • E-ISSN: 1957-7745 |
| Publisher | OpenEdition (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.4000/histoiremesure.5249 |
| OpenAlex | W2288507836 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 6 |
This article explores the impact of the reforming zeal that emerged during the 1780s on British public finances, in particular, the Bank of England. Although a private company and, therefore, exempt from examination by a Parliament-appointed Commission for Examining the Public Accounts, the Bank did establish its own investigation. Charged with examining all aspects of the Bank's business, three of the institution's directors spent a year interviewing staff and observing practice. Their recommendations for reform were limited but the system of inspection once started was not halted. The result was tighter internal controls and maintenance of the efficiency for which the Bank was already justly feted
Archaeology · Economic history · Political science · Historical Economic and Social Studies · History
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |