The disciplinary process of the accounting profession: Protecting the public or the profession? The Québec experience

Journal of Accounting and Public Policy

Volumn 20, Issue 4-5, 2001, Pages 399-437

  Bédard, Jean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

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EID: 0042371796     PISSN: 02784254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-4254(01)00034-5     Document Type: Article

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