Are annual reports of government agencies really ‘general purpose’ if they do not include performance indicators?

Australian Accounting Review

Volumn 12, Issue 26, 2002, Pages 43-54

  Walker, R G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

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EID: 0043041572     PISSN: 10356908     EISSN: 18352561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1835-2561.2002.tb00194.x     Document Type: Article

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