Generally accepted accounting principles: Perspectives from philosophy of law

Critical Perspectives on Accounting

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 383-407

  Gangolly, Jagdish S ^a   Hussein, Mohamed E A ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b University of New York at Albany ^*

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EID: 0030213361     PISSN: 10452354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/cpac.1996.0042     Document Type: Article

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