One of the greatest controversy in accounting theory and practice in the latter half of the twentieth century concerned the limitations of conventional historical cost accounting and the advantages of current value systems. The period was characterized by strong inflationary pressures and volatility in asset prices. Ray Chambers was one of the initiators of the debate and he remained at its forefront throughout his long career. His research and publications on the topic are prolific. The topic is of fundamental importance to all accounting measurement systems. Business entities (hereinafter firms) are formed to earn profits from their activities,and they must maintain sound operating and financial positions throughout inorder to survive and to have the capacity to earn profits. These fundamental factsof business life are reflected in the importance attached to the income and financial position statements in all accounting measurement systems. All accounting concepts and measurements flow from the information which needs to be reported in these two financial statements. Unfortunately the strong case for current value accounting systems (CVA) over historical cost accounting (HCA) was marred by the formulation of two alternative current value systems—one based on current entry prices (current cost accounting,or CCA), and the other on current exit prices (current cash equivalents, or CCE);and secondly by the strong advocacy of the merits of one system over the other.