French Accounting History: New Contributions illustrates the lively research activity in the field of accounting and management history in France, thus contributing to the dissemination of French research on an international scale.Based on a collection of diverse papers by French historians in this field which have been presented at various congresses, contributing authors give an overview of French accounting, the advent of the auditing profession and management control in France.This book aims to further strengthen the development of the community and knowledge base of accounting historians, not only in France but also internationally. This book is based on a special issue of the journal Accounting History Review.