Government accounting: An assessment of theory, purposes and standards

Public Money and Management

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 13-20

  Chan, James L ^a  

^a SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

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EID: 0038336250     PISSN: 09540962     EISSN: 14679302     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9302.00336     Document Type: Article

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