The enigma of the Greek auditing profession: some preliminary results concerning the impact of liberalization on auditor behaviour

European Accounting Review

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 85-108

  Caramanis, Constantinos V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0002630792     PISSN: 09638180     EISSN: 14684497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/096381897336881     Document Type: Article

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