Financial contracting, governance structures and the accounting regulation of Islamic banks: An analysis in terms of agency theory and transaction cost economics

Journal of Management and Governance

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 149-170

  Archer, Simon ^a   Karim, Rifaat Ahmed Abdel ^b   Al Deehani, Talla ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions   (Kuwait)

^c KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

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EID: 15844428938     PISSN: 13853457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009985419353     Document Type: Article

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