Reconsidering the "social" in positive accounting theory: The case of site restoration costs

Critical Perspectives on Accounting

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 409-435

  Neu, Dean ^a   Simmons, Cynthia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b NONE

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EID: 0030215485     PISSN: 10452354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/cpac.1996.0044     Document Type: Article

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