State regulation and professional accounting educational reforms: An empirical test of regulatory capture theory

Journal of Accounting and Public Policy

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 209-226

  Roberts, Robin W ^a   Kurtenbach, James M ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0008710443     PISSN: 02784254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-4254(97)10001-1     Document Type: Article

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