Capital theory and depreciation

British Accounting Review

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 39-72

  Holland, Kevin ^b   Rhys, Huw ^b   Tippett, Mark ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

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EID: 0032016171     PISSN: 08908389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bare.1996.0051     Document Type: Article

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