Constituent lobbying and its impact on the development of financial reporting regulations: Evidence from Germany

Accounting, Organizations and Society

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 79-98

  McLeay, Stuart ^a   Ordelheide, Dieter ^b   Young, Steven ^c  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0033634563     PISSN: 03613682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0361-3682(99)00028-8     Document Type: Article

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