The discourse of inflation accounting: On the interrelations between economic theory and debates on inflation accounting

European Accounting Review

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1994, Pages 195-214

  Robson, Keith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0010866603     PISSN: 09638180     EISSN: 14684497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638189400000018     Document Type: Article

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