Financial reporting by Malaysian local authorities: A study of the needs and requirements of the users of local authority financial accounts

International Journal of Public Sector Management

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 103-121

  Coombs, Hugh M ^b   Ameen, J R M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI UTARA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accountability; Financial information; Financial reporting; Local authorities; Taxation

Indexed keywords

FINANCIAL PROVISION; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; LOCAL GOVERNMENT;

MALAYSIA;

EID: 0032771004     PISSN: 09513558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513559910263453     Document Type: Article

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