Accounting and accountability: Recent developments in government financial information systems

Public Administration and Development

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 447-456

  Torres, Lourdes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABILITY; FINANCIAL POLICY; FINANCIAL SYSTEM; PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 11844256431     PISSN: 02712075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pad.332     Document Type: Article

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