Book Review:
Abraham J. Briloff, The Accounting Profession Behind the Eight Ball (reviewing Mark Stevens’ The Big Eight), 61 TEXAS L. REV. 1357 (1983).
 

Abstract:
Stevens’ The Big Eight examines the character, conduct, and clients of the eight national firms that dominated the accounting profession at the time the book was written. Briloff finds the book entertaining and engaging, but he suggests that Stevens failed to balance his stories of the firms’ successes and capabilities with tough questions about the firms’ difficulties and scandals. Briloff summarizes and critiques the book chapter-by-chapter, concluding with his recommendations about the appropriate role and behavior of accounting firms in independent external audits.