1. Preface

   EditorialNotes Pages: 79 - 79

2. The economic functions of supreme auditing institutions: Purpose of the conference

   • Jürgen G. Backhaus

   OriginalPaper Pages: 81 - 84

3. TheContaduria Mayor de Cuentas at the time of Ferdinand and Isabella of Castile (1474–1516)

   • Esteban Hernández-Esteve

   OriginalPaper Pages: 85 - 117

4. The DutchAlgemene Rekenkamer and its role in light of contemporary theory

   • Willem J. Van Braband

   OriginalPaper Pages: 119 - 139

5. The DutchAlgemene Rekenkamer and its role in light of practical experience

   • Henk H. G. Koolen

   OriginalPaper Pages: 141 - 149

6. A profile of the Italian state Audit Court: An agent in search of a resolute principal

   • Francesco Forte
   • Giuseppe Eusepi

   OriginalPaper Pages: 151 - 160