Auditor independence in economies in transition: a study of Russia

European Accounting Review

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 817-841

  Sucher, Pat ^a   Bychkova, Svetlana ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b SAINT PETERSBURG STATE AGRARIAN UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

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EID: 17844382815     PISSN: 09638180     EISSN: 14684497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638180120069142     Document Type: Article

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