International harmonisation: He who pays the piper calls the tune

Australian Accounting Review

Volumn 8, Issue 15, 1998, Pages 3-12

  Howieson, Bryan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

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EID: 1842633744     PISSN: 10356908     EISSN: 18352561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1835-2561.1998.tb00073.x     Document Type: Article

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