The Use of Barter Hampers Implementation of International Accounting Standards and Contributes to Financial Woes in the Russian Federation

Russian and East European Finance and Trade

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 5-17

  Lindberg, Deborah L ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Barter; International Accounting Standards; Oil industry; Russia; Taxes; Uncollectible credits

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036114361     PISSN: 10612009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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